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Logging Equipment Operators
Manages forests for wood, wildlife, water and recreation.
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Foresters measure and map forests, plan timber harvests and plantings, fight invasive pests and fire, and help landowners care for their woods. Pennsylvania has millions of acres of forest, managed by the state, companies and private owners.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Welding and Metal Fabrication · Career and Technical
Builds tools and machines, which this job uses.
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Logging Equipment Operators on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.