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Fallers Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Fallers in VA have a median annual salary of $48,340, with 330 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,130 at the 10th percentile to $54,960 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$48,340

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$23.24

Employment

330

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,130
10th
$38,080
25th
$48,340
Median
$49,960
75th
$54,960
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$48,340

Median annual · 2025

United States

$52,100

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 7.2% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,760).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.8
  9. 9.TroubleshootingImportance 2.8
  10. 10.RepairingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.Active ListeningImportance 2.6
  12. 12.SpeakingImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Assisi Compiler
  • Assisi Software Assisi Inventory
  • Assisi Software Assisi Manager
  • Assisi Software Assisi Resource
  • BCS Woodlands Software The Logger Tracker
  • BCS Woodlands Software Woodlands Tracker
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Fallers salary in other locations

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