Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Typical education: Less than a High School Diploma
Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.
Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, to determine how to control the direction of a tree's fall with the least damage.
Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
Top skills:Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringMonitoringCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingEquipment Maintenance
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Faller pay by experience level
Entry level$36,500
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career$43,000
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced$54,000
Mid-career median pay
Senior$65,500
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners$85,000
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
-7.3%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
700
projected openings per year
Declining
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Faller salary by industry
Forestry and Logging
2,440 workers
$60,000
Logging
2,440 workers
$60,000
Administrative and Support Services
490 workers
$58,500
Services to Buildings and Dwellings
490 workers
$58,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Faller pays 17% above the average across 13 roles in the Farming, Fishing, and Forestry job family (family average $50,500).
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