DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

45-4021 Fallers

Occupational Description:
Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota N/AN/A$22.54/hr$1.47/hr$18.65/hr$20.67/hr$22.36/hr$24.06/hr$25.07/hr
U S 4,890621$24.23/hr$1.02/hr$15.04/hr$17.24/hr$21.78/hr$30.16/hr$38.51/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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