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ANZSCO 721112Updated 2026-01-29
Logging Plant Operator
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 721112OSCA 741132
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 72k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1390
Salary range: AUD 65k-AUD 80k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
25.3%
NSW
23.2%
VIC
17.3%
TAS
Education mix
38.3%
year 10 and below
31.3%
certificate iii/ iv
11.7%
year 12
Role overview
Logging Plant Operators operate plants to fell trees and drag, transport and load logs onto trucks.
What you do
- • Prepares and positions plant for operation.
- • Operates plant to hold, lift and cut trees.
- • Operates attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operates auxiliary plants such as chipping machines and log splitting machines.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 10 and below (38.3%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Feeds felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and load logs onto stockpiles and into trucks.
- • Keeps log tallies and writes work reports.
- • Operates attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operates auxiliary plants such as chipping machines and log splitting machines.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1390
Annual median: AUD 72k
Range: AUD 65k-AUD 80k