Projected pay for Logging Workers, All Other (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $50,840 → in 3 years $55,000 → in 5 years $57,900 → in 10 years $66,000 (10-year range $56,800–$76,600). The model assumes pay growth of +2.6% per year.
$50,840
Now 2026
$55,000
In 3 yrs 2029
$50,800–$59,800
$57,900
In 5 yrs 2031
$52,200–$64,500
$66,000
In 10 yrs 2036
$56,800–$76,600
What drives the annual growth rate
Base wage growth +3.0%Labor demand -0.58%AI impact +0.22%Total +2.6% / yr
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Logging Workers, All Other
51/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #467 of all U.S. occupations
Pay level
35 pts
AI resistance
80 pts
Annual openings
90 pts
Projected growth
8 pts
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Labor demand for Logging Workers, All Other
Employment
1,700
BLS OEWS
Projected employment
2,200
2025–35
Projected change
−7.6%
ranked #755 for growth
Annual openings
300
growth + replacement needs
Demand score
Low
31/100
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None
in a related occupation
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees.
Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste.
Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.
$49,740
45/100
28%
Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35; O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.