Forestry and Logging: NAICS 113
About the Forestry and Logging subsector
The forestry and logging subsector is part of the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector.
Industries in the Forestry and Logging subsector grow and harvest timber on a long production cycle (i.e., of 10 years or more). Long production cycles use different production processes than short production cycles, which require more horticultural interventions prior to harvest, resulting in processes more similar to those found in the Crop Production subsector. Consequently, Christmas tree production and other production involving production cycles of less than 10 years, are classified in the Crop Production subsector.
North American Industry Classification System
The forestry and logging subsector consists of these industry groups:
- Timber Tract Operations: NAICS 1131
- Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products: NAICS 1132
- Logging: NAICS 1133
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment in forestry and logging.
These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys.
The following tables present an overview of the industry including
mass layoffs,
data for occupations common to the industry,
and projections of occupational employment change.
Layoffs
(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)
Extended Mass Layoffs
(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)
Employment by Occupation
| Data series |
Employment,
2012 |
Fallers |
4,270 |
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
2,280 |
Logging equipment operators |
19,210 |
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
720 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
8,350 |
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Earnings
Recent hourly and annual earnings for occupations commonly found in forestry and logging.
Earnings by Occupation
| Data series |
Wages, 2012 |
| Hourly |
Annual |
| Median |
Mean |
Median |
Mean |
Fallers |
$16.87 |
$19.55 |
$35,100 |
$40,660 |
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
$24.13 |
$26.23 |
$50,190 |
$54,550 |
Logging equipment operators |
$16.41 |
$16.74 |
$34,140 |
$34,810 |
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
$13.22 |
$13.58 |
$27,490 |
$28,250 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
$16.24 |
$16.54 |
$33,780 |
$34,410 |
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in forestry and logging. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in forestry and logging.
Establishments
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Other BLS Resources
Career Guide to Industries
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Data extracted on:
May 22, 2013
