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Logging Equipment Operators Salary in MT

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Logging Equipment Operators in MT have a median annual salary of $56,530, with 190 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $47,490 at the 10th percentile to $89,800 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

$56,530

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$27.18

Employment

190

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$47,490
10th
$48,620
25th
$56,530
Median
$59,860
75th
$89,800
90th

Local compared with national

MT

$56,530

Median annual · 2025

United States

$49,740

Median annual · 2025

The MT median is 13.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,790).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.TroubleshootingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9
  10. 10.RepairingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • BCS Woodlands Systems The Logger Tracker
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
  • TradeTec TallyWorks Logs
  • TradeTec TallyWorks TimeTracker

Common tasks

  • Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.
  • Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees.
  • Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards.
  • 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.
  • Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading.
  • Fill out required job or shift report forms.
  • Drive tractors for building or repairing logging and skid roads.
  • 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.
  • Calculate total board feet, cordage, or other wood measurement units, using conversion tables.

Related careers

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

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