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Also called check scaler, compounding scaler, deck scaler and landing scaler.
$46,330
Median pay a year
3,070
People do this work
6
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Evaluating log quality
Marking agricultural products
Measuring forestry characteristics
Recording inventory data
Cutting trees or logs
Driving passenger vehicles
Directing material handling
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Log Grader and Scaler
Summary
Log grader evaluating log quality and measuring volume, weight, and dimensions while inspecting for defects and recording data in sorting yards or similar locations
Experience
Log Grader and Scaler
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Evaluated log characteristics and determined grades using established criteria
Recorded data about individual trees or load volumes into tally books or hand-held collection terminals
Measured felled logs or loads of pulpwood to calculate volume, weight, and dimensions using measuring devices
Painted identification marks on logs to identify grades or species using spray cans
Jabbed logs with metal ends of scale sticks and inspected logs for defects like water damage and splits
Identified logs of substandard or special grade for return to shippers or regrading
Arranged for hauling of logs to appropriate mill sites
Driver's license, Recording inventory data, Directing material handling
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Evaluated log characteristics and gradesRecorded data about trees and loadsMeasured logs to find volume and weightPainted marks on logs for identificationInspected logs for defects and issuesArranged hauling of logs to mills
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Evaluated log characteristics and grades based on established criteria to ensure quality standards were met
Measured logs to determine volume and weight, accurately recording data for inventory management
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Evaluated log characteristics and grades based on established criteria, improving quality for shipping
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Quality of logs improved for shippingFewer defects were found in shipmentsGrading accuracy increased for better pricing
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Add how often you measured logs for inventory management.
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Measured logs to determine volume and weight, accurately recording data for inventory management
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Several logs each dayMost logs during each shiftDozens of logs weekly
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What a Log Grader and Scaler does
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Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.
What it pays
How much does a Log Grader and Scaler make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$37,780
Median
$46,330
75th percentile
$56,250
About 3,070 people do this work in the United States.
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What you have not done yet. Recording inventory data, Cutting trees or logs, Driving passenger vehicles
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Log Grader and Scaler
Evaluating log quality
Marking agricultural products
Measuring forestry characteristics
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This page is about the occupation Log Graders and Scalers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.