Job description: Logging workers cut down and transport trees and lumber to be used as raw materials in various industries. They work in teams, which consist of:
Fallers – Cut down the trees with chain-saws or other heavy machinery.
Buckers – trim the branches and tops of the fallen trees, and then cut the logs into smaller pieces.
Choke Setters – fasten steel cables or chains around the logs to be pulled and towed away to the processing area.