Also called: Log Hauler
Hauls cut logs from forests on steep, narrow dirt roads to sawmills.
You start before sunrise, drive up mountain logging roads, and get loaded by a knuckle-boom loader. Then you creep back down steep grades with 80,000 pounds of timber.
Estimated within BLS heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (median $57,440, May 2024); specialized hauling usually pays more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. CDL-A plus experience on mountain roads.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Commercial Truck Driving (CDL school), Forestry.
Growing slowly. Steady in timber regions.
Low risk for 10 years. Steep, narrow dirt roads and loading logs keep this job human.
Classes: Driver's education, Small engines.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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