Logging workers

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2021 Workforce

39.2k

Average Age

41.1

Average Salary

$39,163

Average Male Salary

$39,587

Average Female Salary

$29,540

About

Logging workers are most often employed by the Logging industry. The average yearly wage for Logging workers was $39,163 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Logging workers are Columbia, Lincoln, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR, Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA, and Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Piscataquis Counties PUMA, ME. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Logging workers are Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA, Southeast Arkansas PUMA, AR, and Howell, Texas, Wright, Douglas, Oregon, Ozark & Shannon Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment and salary information for the Logging workers workforce. Logging workers workforce in 2021 was 39,203 people, of which 4.22% were women and 95.8% were men. Logging workers are paid most in Oneida, Lincoln, Vilas, Langlade & Forest Counties PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

37,548

Male Workforce

± 4.76k

1,655

Female Workforce

± 999

The Logging workers workforce in 2021 was 39,203 people (4.22% women and 95.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −23.8% between 2014 (51,446) and 2021 (39,203).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Logging workers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($160,482), Alaska ($64,652), and Alabama ($53,315).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,163

AVERAGE WAGE

#388 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Logging workers earned an average of $39,163, $20,433 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Logging workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.366

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Logging workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.366, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Logging workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Logging workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Logging workers and on wages for those in the field. Logging is the industry that employs the most Logging workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Logging workers, by average wage, is Support activities for agriculture & forestry ($83,354).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

39.2k

2021 Workforce

± 4,860

−4.86%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 18.2%

This graphic shows the share of Logging workers employed by various industries. Logging employs the largest share of Logging workers at 85.3%, followed by Sawmills & wood preservation with 10.3% and Construction with 4.41%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Logging workers in the US. The workforce of Logging workers in 2021 was 39,203 people, with 4.22% woman, and 95.8% men. The average age of male Logging workers in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Logging workers is 38.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Logging workers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Logging workers in 2021 was 39,203 people, with 4.22% woman, and 95.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (4,873 people), 20 to 24 years (4,537 people), and 35 to 39 years (4,533 people). Among them they concentrated 35.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 10.8% of Logging workers workers were Hispanic and 89.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (83.1%), Guatemalan (11.8)%, and Puerto Rican (5.05)%

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Races

In 2021, 82.2% of the Logging workers workforce were White, of which 4.04% were women and 96% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.35%) and Two or More Races (3.48%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Logging workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Logging workers is Natural Resources & Conservation but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

Among the necessary skills for Logging workers, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Logging workers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Logging workers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Natural Resources & Conservation (393 people), Business (322 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (174 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Logging workers workers were High School or Equivalent (19,804 people), Secondary Education (7,769 people), and Some college (5,836 people).

The graphic shows the Logging workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Logging workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Logging workers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.