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Log Graders and Scalers Salary in LA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Log Graders and Scalers in LA have a median annual salary of $47,510, with 90 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $21,960 at the 10th percentile to $52,000 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

$47,510

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.84

Employment

90

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$21,960
10th
$45,280
25th
$47,510
Median
$49,930
75th
$52,000
90th

Local compared with national

LA

$47,510

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,330

Median annual · 2025

The LA median is 2.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,180).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Active LearningImportance 3.0
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • AS/400 Database
  • Atterbury Consultants SuperACE/FLIPS
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software

Common tasks

  • Evaluate log characteristics and determine grades, using established criteria.
  • Record data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals.
  • Measure felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, dimensions, and marketable value, using measuring devices and conversion tables.
  • Paint identification marks of specified colors on logs to identify grades or species, using spray cans, or call out grades to log markers.
  • Jab logs with metal ends of scale sticks, and inspect logs to ascertain characteristics or defects such as water damage, splits, knots, broken ends, rotten areas, twists, and curves.
  • Identify logs of substandard or special grade so that they can be returned to shippers, regraded, recut, or transferred for other processing.
  • Arrange for hauling of logs to appropriate mill sites.
  • Weigh log trucks before and after unloading, and record load weights and supplier identities.
  • Measure log lengths and mark boles for bucking into logs, according to specifications.
  • Communicate with coworkers by signals to direct log movement.

Related careers

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

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