entityType = "role"
schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-45-4022-00"
socCode = "45-4022.00"
title = "Logging Equipment Operators"
summary = "Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush. Includes operating stand-alone logging machines, such as log chippers."
aliases = ["Loader Operator", "Logging Equipment Operator", "Skidder Driver", "Skidder Operator", "Delimber Operator", "Feller Buncher Operator", "Harvester Operator", "Log Processor Operator", "Logging Shovel Operator", "Yarder Operator", "Buncher Operator", "Chain Hooker"]

[preparation]
jobZone = "2"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 55.42

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 43.69

[[preparation.educationDistribution]]
label = "Post-Secondary Certificate"
percentage = 0.89

[educationLevel]
category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

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medianWage = 49210
meanWage = 52020
pct10Wage = 35050
pct25Wage = 43750
pct75Wage = 60640
pct90Wage = 72280
employment = 22520
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 8

[[industries.top]]
naics = "11"
slug = "11"
title = "Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting"
level = "Sector"
employment = 17290
medianWage = 50400
lq = 279.61

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 3330
medianWage = 43680
lq = 1.79

[[industries.top]]
naics = "48-49"
slug = "48-49"
title = "Transportation and Warehousing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 410
medianWage = 50820
lq = 0.38

[[industries.top]]
naics = "23"
slug = "23"
title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 100
medianWage = 52000
lq = 0.08

[[industries.top]]
naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
medianWage = 65620

[[industries.top]]
naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
medianWage = 49000

[[industries.top]]
naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
medianWage = 47840

[[industries.top]]
naics = "561730"
slug = "561730"
title = "Landscaping Services"
level = "National industry"
medianWage = 49000

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naics = "11"
slug = "11"
title = "Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting"
level = "Sector"
employment = 17290
lq = 279.61

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 3330
lq = 1.79

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "48-49"
slug = "48-49"
title = "Transportation and Warehousing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 410
lq = 0.38

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "23"
slug = "23"
title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 100
lq = 0.08

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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 14
percentile = 10
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 17
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 24
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 1
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

[aiOutlook.freyHistorical]
source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.79
percentile = 64
band = "Moderate"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0.1875
beta = 0.1875
gamma = 0.1875

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = -1.4
growthPercentile = 21
direction = "Declining"
annualOpeningsThousands = 4.2
annualOpeningsPercentile = 45
employment2024Thousands = 30.9
employment2034Thousands = 30.5

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -1.003702
percentile = 17
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.1875
percentile = 24
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.005233483310556889
percentile = 1
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

[counts]
tasks = 9
skills = 34
capabilities = 120
tools = 8
relatedRoles = 20

[source]
dataset = "gold.onet_role_starter_surface"
version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "fe25d7be468256bf"

[[tasks]]
text = "Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.1.b.2.g"

[[tasks]]
text = "Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.k"

[[tasks]]
text = "Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.2.a.1.e"

[[tasks]]
text = "Drive and maneuver tractors and tree harvesters to shear the tops off of trees, cut and limb the trees, and cut the logs into desired lengths."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.n"

[[tasks]]
text = "Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, and crane booms to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.k"

[[tasks]]
text = "Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.k"

[[tasks]]
text = "Fill out required job or shift report forms."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.b.6.h"

[[tasks]]
text = "Calculate total board feet, cordage, or other wood measurement units, using conversion tables."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.1.b.3.a"

[[tasks]]
text = "Drive tractors for building or repairing logging and skid roads."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.k"

[[emergingTasks]]
text = "Operate remote-controlled logging machines and drones for dangerous or hard-to-reach tasks."

[[activities]]
name = "Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs."
iwa = "4.A.1.b.2.g"

[[activities]]
name = "Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment."
iwa = "4.A.3.b.5.a"

[[activities]]
name = "Operate forestry equipment."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.k"

[[activities]]
name = "Evaluate log quality."
iwa = "4.A.2.a.1.e"

[[activities]]
name = "Cut trees or logs."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.n"

[[activities]]
name = "Maintain personnel records."
iwa = "4.A.3.b.6.h"

[[activities]]
name = "Measure physical characteristics of forestry or agricultural products."
iwa = "4.A.1.b.3.a"

[[capabilities]]
name = "Mechanical"
family = "knowledge"
value = 4.21

[[capabilities]]
name = "Operation and Control"
family = "transferable_skill"
value = 4

[[capabilities]]
name = "Control Precision"
family = "ability"
value = 4

[[capabilities]]
name = "Reaction Time"
family = "ability"
value = 3.88

[[capabilities]]
name = "Operations Monitoring"
family = "transferable_skill"
value = 3.75

[[capabilities]]
name = "Arm-Hand Steadiness"
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value = 3.75

[[capabilities]]
name = "Multilimb Coordination"
family = "ability"
value = 3.75

[[capabilities]]
name = "Depth Perception"
family = "ability"
value = 3.62

[[capabilities]]
name = "Public Safety and Security"
family = "knowledge"
value = 3.5

[[capabilities]]
name = "Problem Sensitivity"
family = "ability"
value = 3.5

[[capabilities]]
name = "Response Orientation"
family = "ability"
value = 3.5

[[capabilities]]
name = "Rate Control"
family = "ability"
value = 3.5

[[capabilities]]
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family = "ability"
value = 3.5

[[capabilities]]
name = "Production and Processing"
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value = 3.38

[[capabilities]]
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family = "ability"
value = 3.25

[[capabilities]]
name = "Equipment Maintenance"
family = "transferable_skill"
value = 3.12

[[capabilities]]
name = "Perceptual Speed"
family = "ability"
value = 3.12

[[capabilities]]
name = "Visualization"
family = "ability"
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[[capabilities]]
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family = "ability"
value = 3.12

[[capabilities]]
name = "Visual Color Discrimination"
family = "ability"
value = 3.12

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name = "Active Listening"
family = "essential_skill"
value = 3

[[capabilities]]
name = "Monitoring"
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value = 3

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value = 3

[[capabilities]]
name = "Quality Control Analysis"
family = "transferable_skill"
value = 3

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name = "Oral Comprehension"
family = "ability"
value = 3

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family = "ability"
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[[capabilities]]
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family = "ability"
value = 3

[[capabilities]]
name = "Category Flexibility"
family = "ability"
value = 3

[[capabilities]]
name = "Spatial Orientation"
family = "ability"
value = 3

[[capabilities]]
name = "Selective Attention"
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value = 3

[[capabilities]]
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family = "ability"
value = 3

[[capabilities]]
name = "Trunk Strength"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Complex Problem Solving"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Repairing"
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[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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family = "ability"
value = 2.88

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name = "Depth Perception"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Visualization"
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name = "Equipment Maintenance"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Microsoft Word"
type = "Common Skill"

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name = "Microsoft Outlook"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Microsoft Excel"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Information Ordering"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Finger Dexterity"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Active Listening"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Time Management"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Speech Recognition"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Inductive Reasoning"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Deductive Reasoning"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Critical Thinking"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Complex Problem Solving"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Writing"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Social Perceptiveness"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Equipment Selection"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Reading Comprehension"
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[[skills]]
name = "Systems Analysis"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Mathematics"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Negotiation"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Learning Strategies"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Instructing"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Active Learning"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Physics"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "English Language"
type = "Common Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Geography"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Psychology"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Biology"
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[[skills]]
name = "Telecommunications"
type = "Specialized Skill"

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name = "Installation"
type = "Specialized Skill"

[[skills]]
name = "Chemistry"
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[[skills]]
name = "Foreign Language"
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[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Excel"
category = "Spreadsheet software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Office software"
category = "Office suite software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "Microsoft Outlook"
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hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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category = "Word processing software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "SAP software"
category = "Enterprise resource planning ERP software"
hot = true
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "BCS Woodlands Systems The Logger Tracker"
category = "Data base user interface and query software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "TradeTec TallyWorks Logs"
category = "Inventory management software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

[[tools]]
example = "TradeTec TallyWorks TimeTracker"
category = "Human resources software"
hot = false
inDemand = false

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value = 4.98

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name = "In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment"
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name = "Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets"
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name = "Frequency of Decision Making"
value = 4.55

[[workContext]]
name = "Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment"
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[[workContext]]
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value = 4.08

[[workContext]]
name = "Telephone Conversations"
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[[workContext]]
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[[workContext]]
name = "Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers"
value = 3.89

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[[workContext]]
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[[workContext]]
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value = 3.67

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Contaminants"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Time Pressure"
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[[workContext]]
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[[workContext]]
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[[workContext]]
name = "Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Level of Competition"
value = 2.86

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions"
value = 2.53

[[workContext]]
name = "Deal With External Customers or the Public in General"
value = 2.49

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to High Places"
value = 2.4

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Conflict Situations"
value = 2.39

[[workContext]]
name = "Written Letters and Memos"
value = 2.32

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Degree of Automation"
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[[workContext]]
name = "Outdoors, Under Cover"
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name = "Realistic"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 6.83

[[personFit]]
name = "Transportation/Machine Operation"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 6.63

[[personFit]]
name = "Physical/Manual Labor"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 4.7

[[personFit]]
name = "Conventional"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 4.4

[[personFit]]
name = "Nature/Outdoors"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.72

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name = "Mechanics/Electronics"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.9

[[personFit]]
name = "Dependability"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.44

[[personFit]]
name = "Construction/Woodwork"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.26

[[personFit]]
name = "Cautiousness"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.21

[[personFit]]
name = "Engineering"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.17

[[personFit]]
name = "Investigative"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 1.81

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name = "Stress Tolerance"
family = "work_style"
value = 1.8

[[personFit]]
name = "Attention to Detail"
family = "work_style"
value = 1.64

[[personFit]]
name = "Agriculture"
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[[personFit]]
name = "Perseverance"
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value = 1.46

[[personFit]]
name = "Accounting"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 1.2

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "47-2073.00"
slug = "role-47-2073-00"
title = "Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "47-5041.00"
slug = "role-47-5041-00"
title = "Continuous Mining Machine Operators"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "47-5044.00"
slug = "role-47-5044-00"
title = "Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "47-5022.00"
slug = "role-47-5022-00"
title = "Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "53-7041.00"
slug = "role-53-7041-00"
title = "Hoist and Winch Operators"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "53-7051.00"
slug = "role-53-7051-00"
title = "Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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socCode = "45-2091.00"
slug = "role-45-2091-00"
title = "Agricultural Equipment Operators"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-45-4021-00"
title = "Fallers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-53-7021-00"
title = "Crane and Tower Operators"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-45-4023-00"
title = "Log Graders and Scalers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-49-3042-00"
title = "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines"
tier = "Supplemental"

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socCode = "53-7121.00"
slug = "role-53-7121-00"
title = "Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders"
tier = "Supplemental"

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slug = "agriculture"

[[careerClusters]]
cluster = "Construction"
slug = "construction"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Transportation and Materials Moving"
slug = "transportation-and-materials-moving"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.79
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = -1.003702
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_image_generation_aioe"
label = "Image generation occupational exposure"
score = 0.0052305
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_language_modeling_aioe"
label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
score = -1.355217
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
