Logging workers

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2020 Workforce

41.2k

Average Age

41.2

Average Salary

$37,282

Average Male Salary

$37,831

Average Female Salary

$23,486

About

Logging workers are most often employed by the Logging industry. The average yearly wage for Logging workers was $37,282 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Logging workers are Southern Georgia Regional Commission (East & Central) PUMA, GA, Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA, and Columbia, Lincoln, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Logging workers are Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA, Douglas County PUMA, OR, and Southeast Arkansas PUMA, AR.

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Employment and salary information for the Logging workers workforce. Logging workers workforce in 2020 was 41,206 people, of which 3.83% were women and 96.2% were men. Logging workers are paid most in Talladega, Cherokee, Randolph, Cleburne & Clay Counties PUMA, AL but are relatively concentrated in Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

39,629

Male Workforce

± 4.89k

1,577

Female Workforce

± 975

The Logging workers workforce in 2020 was 41,206 people (3.83% women and 96.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −19.9% between 2014 (51,446) and 2020 (41,206).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($136,518), Alabama ($46,926), and Idaho ($46,873).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$37,282

AVERAGE WAGE

#388 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Logging workers earned an average of $37,282, $18,672 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Logging workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.365

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Logging workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.365, 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 ($67,718).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

41.2k

2020 Workforce

± 4,983

−4.27%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.7%

This graphic shows the share of Logging workers employed by various industries. Logging employs the largest share of Logging workers at 85%, followed by Sawmills & wood preservation with 10.5% and Construction with 4.53%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Logging workers in the US. The workforce of Logging workers in 2020 was 41,206 people, with 3.83% woman, and 96.2% men. The average age of male Logging workers in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Logging workers is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Logging workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Logging workers in 2020 was 41,206 people, with 3.83% woman, and 96.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (5,044 people), 25 to 29 years (4,862 people), and 20 to 24 years (4,860 people). Among them they concentrated 36.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 9.73% of Logging workers workers were Hispanic and 90.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.5%), Guatemalan (10.7)%, and Puerto Rican (9.81)%

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Races

In 2020, 84.7% of the Logging workers workforce were White, of which 3.51% were women and 96.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.24%) and Other (2.46%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Natural Resources & Conservation (625 people), Business (335 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (184 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Logging workers workers were High School or Equivalent (20,631 people), Secondary Education (9,323 people), and Some college (5,585 people).

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

Skills

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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.