Fallers

$49.16K Median Salary 800 Job Openings (Annual Projection) -1.8% Job Growth

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About This Career

Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.

Reported Job Titles

Cutter Operator, Logger, Sawyer, Timber Cutter, Timber Faller, Tree Faller, Tree Feller, Tree Topper

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Abilities

Reaction Time

Multilimb Coordination

Control Precision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Manual Dexterity

Speed of Limb Movement

Static Strength

Auditory Attention

Depth Perception

Gross Body Coordination

Near Vision

Stamina

Trunk Strength

Extent Flexibility

Far Vision

Flexibility of Closure

Hearing Sensitivity

Visual Color Discrimination

Information Ordering

Problem Sensitivity

Rate Control

Response Orientation

Visualization

Category Flexibility

Dynamic Strength

Gross Body Equilibrium

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Perceptual Speed

Skills

Operation and Control

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Operations Monitoring

Judgment and Decision Making

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Geographic information system

Analytical or scientific software

Electronic mail software

Accounting software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Data base user interface and query software

Inventory management software

Tools

Lumbering equipment

Lifting cables

Air or gas tanks or cylinders

Ultrasonic examination equipment

Forestry skidders

Salvage ships

Two way radios

Round file

Mobile medical services first aid kits

Fire extinguishers

Screwdrivers

Hard hats

Tape measures

Agricultural tractors

Cargo trucks

Safety horns

Detonators

Safety glasses

Tachometers

Acoustic ear muffs or defenders

Jacks

Track bulldozers

Track loaders

Notebook computers

Agricultural helicopters

Harvesters

Shovels

Wedges

Safety boots

Specialty wrenches

Safety shoes

All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled

Power chippers

Conventional truck cranes

Forestry increment borers

Safety harnesses or belts

Tug boats

Pocket calculator

Protective pants

Wood auger bit

Winches

Sharpening stones or tools or kits

Positioning jig

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Grapples

Power saws

Flat hand file

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Speed of Limb Movement: The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Gross Body Coordination: The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Rate Control: The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Gross Body Equilibrium: The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Skills

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Inventory management software: Assisi Software Assisi Inventory

Tools

Lumbering equipment: Chain flail delimbers; Grapple yarders; Self-loading log transporters; Tower yarders
Lifting cables: Guylines; Haulback lines; Skylines; Strawlines
Air or gas tanks or cylinders: Combi cans; Gas cans
Ultrasonic examination equipment: Impact resonance devices; Sonic devices
Forestry skidders: Log skidders; Rubber tire skidders
Salvage ships: Logging boats
Two way radios:
Round file: Round files
Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits
Fire extinguishers:
Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Hard hats:
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Agricultural tractors: Logging tractors
Cargo trucks: Logging trucks
Safety horns: Warning whistles
Detonators: Remote detonation systems
Safety glasses: Protective safety glasses
Tachometers: Digital tachometers
Acoustic ear muffs or defenders: Protective ear muffs
Jacks: Hydraulic jacks
Track bulldozers: Wide track bulldozers
Track loaders: Knuckleboom loaders
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Agricultural helicopters: Forestry helicopters
Harvesters: Mechanical tree harvesters
Shovels: Snow shovels
Wedges: Felling wedges
Safety boots: Caulk boots
Specialty wrenches: Oil filter wrenches
Safety shoes:
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled: All terrain vehicles ATV
Power chippers: Wood chippers
Conventional truck cranes: Forwarder cranes
Forestry increment borers: Resistographs
Safety harnesses or belts: Climbing belts
Tug boats: Boom boats
Pocket calculator: Handheld calculators
Protective pants: Chain saw chaps
Wood auger bit: Auger bits
Winches: Hand winches
Sharpening stones or tools or kits: File sharpeners
Positioning jig: Sharpening jigs
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Grapples: Timber tongs
Power saws: Chain saws
Flat hand file: Flat files
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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