Logging Equipment Operators in North Carolina

Considering a career as a Logging Equipment Operator in North Carolina?

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

• Employment for Logging Equipment Operators in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

• Logging Equipment Operators in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Logging Equipment Operator Career?

• Transportation & Materials Moving
• Ground Transportation
• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation

How Many Logging Equipment Operators Work in North Carolina?

1,500 people worked as Logging Equipment Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,650 Logging Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Logging Equipment Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 15.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -12.5%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 220 annual Logging Equipment Operators job openings in North Carolina, and 1,870 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Logging Equipment Operators Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Logging Equipment Operators ranged from $27,100 to $68,750 with $38,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.03 to $33.05. The median hourly rate was $18.58.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.46 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.12.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	100	$40,140
New Bern, NC	80	$40,000
Raleigh, NC	80	$40,390
Greensboro-High Point, NC	70	$37,310
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	50	$37,730
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	50	$35,610

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

Related Careers in North Carolina

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Occupation	North Carolina Employment Total
Fallers	220
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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.