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

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Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

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2003
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2003

Extended mass layoff events

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Separations

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Initial claimants

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(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2007

Fallers

6,380

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

2,710

Logging equipment operators

22,130

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

1,920

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

8,920

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Earnings

Recent hourly and annual earnings for occupations commonly found in forestry and logging.

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2007
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Fallers

$14.39 $16.35 $29,940 $34,010

First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

$22.76 $24.14 $47,340 $50,210

Logging equipment operators

$15.18 $15.62 $31,570 $32,500

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

$14.56 $15.27 $30,280 $31,770

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

$15.14 $15.61 $31,500 $32,460

(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.

Data series 2004 2005 2006 2007

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

106 99 101 (P) 92

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

  6.4 5.3 5.2

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

  3.3 2.4 2.5

Cases involving days away from work

  2.8 2.2 2.3

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

  0.5 0.2 0.2

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in forestry and logging.

Establishments

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2007
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2007
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2008

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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11,129 11,101 11,045 (P) 10,861

Local government

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5 5 5 (P) 5

State government

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13 13 13 (P) 13

Federal government

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76 76 76 (P) 76

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.

 

Data extracted on: November 05, 2008