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Logging Equipment Operators in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Logging Equipment Operator?

-10% Jobs Projection

$50,110 Median Salary

240 Job Openings

While jobs for Logging Equipment Operators in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Logging Equipment Operators in California is expected to decrease.
Logging Equipment Operators in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Logging Equipment Operators Work in California?

1,210 people worked as Logging Equipment Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,220 Logging Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 600 Logging Equipment Operators working in it, which means California has more Logging Equipment Operators than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Logging Equipment Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 9.5% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 240 annual job openings, and a total of 1,900 jobs for California Logging Equipment Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,200 annual jobs and 34,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Logging Equipment Operators Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Logging Equipment Operators ranged from $35,300 to $73,350 with $50,110 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.97 to $35.27. The median hourly rate was $24.09.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.43 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.66.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Logging Equipment Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Logging Equipment Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Redding, CA	160	$54,280

Top States for Logging Equipment Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Logging Equipment Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Alabama	2,070	$36,690
Georgia	2,010	$38,800
Oregon	1,890	$46,530
North Carolina	1,500	$38,640
Mississippi	1,460	$36,640
Washington	1,360	$51,350
Arkansas	1,260	$39,490
South Carolina	1,260	$40,210
California	1,210	$50,110
Virginia	1,180	$40,840
Louisiana	1,090	$43,860
Michigan	950	$34,460
Florida	940	$36,720
Maine	880	$36,430
Tennessee	860	$32,380
Texas	700	$43,890
Idaho	680	$54,910
Pennsylvania	520	$38,590
Wisconsin	520	$35,340
New York	430	$38,550

Below are the states where Logging Equipment Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Idaho	$54,910
Washington	$51,350
California	$50,110
Arizona	$47,460
Oregon	$46,530
Oklahoma	$46,090
Wyoming	$44,680
Texas	$43,890
Louisiana	$43,860
Montana	$43,680

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