Jobs / Physical work / 45-4021.00
Fallers
Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.
- US jobs
- 3,130
- Median wage
- $52,100 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
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- Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
- Control the direction of a tree's fall by scoring cutting lines with axes, sawing undercuts along scored lines with chainsaws, knocking slabs from cuts with single-bit axes, and driving wedges.
- Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.
- Select trees to be cut down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work.
- Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
- Insert jacks or drive wedges behind saws to prevent binding of saws and to start trees falling.
- Assess logs after cutting to ensure that the quality and length are correct.
- 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.
- Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
- Tag unsafe trees with high-visibility ribbons.
- Determine position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks.
- Maintain and repair chainsaws and other equipment, cleaning, oiling, and greasing equipment, and sharpening equipment properly.
Other job titles for this occupation (23)
Bucker · Cutter Operator · Feller · Logger · Sawyer · Timber Cutter · Timber Faller · Timber Feller · Tree Faller · Tree Feller · All Round Logger · Arborist Climber · Axman · Chain Saw Operator · Climbing Arborist · Cross Cut Sawyer · Hewer · High Climber · Lumberjack · Lumberman · Paper Wood Cutter · Pulpwood Cutter · Tree Cutter