AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 45-4022.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Logging Equipment Operators?

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.

Estimated AI task exposure
16%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

9 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

40/100

Physical moat

87/100

Human moat

17/100

Rating coverage

100%

9 task statements / 9 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.
Importance 88/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.88
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.
Importance 78/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.86
Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees.
Importance 85/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.84
Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards.
Importance 82/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.81
Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading.
Importance 71/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.75
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.
Importance 81/100Relevance 64/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.73
Fill out required job or shift report forms.
Importance 64/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.67
Drive tractors for building or repairing logging and skid roads.
Importance 56/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 45/100Weight 0.64
Calculate total board feet, cordage, or other wood measurement units, using conversion tables.
Importance 62/100Relevance 35/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.50

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$49,740

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

21,060

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-3.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

11 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

11 points lower exposure • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

11 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

11 points lower exposure • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

less digital task exposure, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8%

8 points lower exposure • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $79,870 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 11

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

7 points lower exposure • 96% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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