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Logging Assistant

OFO Code: 821502

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
821502
Occupation
Logging Assistant
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS
Unit group
8215 · Forestry Labourers

Official description
Forestry labourers perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate and maintain natural and plantation forests, and logging, felling and sawing trees.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Log Hauler Bush, Log Assessor, Stump Grabber, Hauling Engine Contractor Logging, Sleeper Cutter, Topper Logging, Prop Cutter, Log Scaler, Bush Clearer Cutter, Log Raft Maker, Chokerman / Chokerwoman, Swampy, Woodman, Axeman Forest

  • Clearing undergrowth in forest stands and thinning young plantations
  • Maintaining look-out for fires in forests
  • Removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs
  • Performing minor repairs and maintenance of forest roads, buildings, facilities, and equipment
  • Stacking and loading logs and timber
  • Operating and maintaining manual and hand held machine saws to fell trees and cut felled trees and branches into logs
  • Digging holes for tree planting
  • Collecting seeds, and planting seedlings

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