Description
Under supervision, operate skidders to extract and deck felled timber using winches, chokers, or grapples. Build and maintain skid trails and landings while minimizing soil disturbance and damage to residual trees. Perform pre-use inspections, routine maintenance, and safe operating procedures; follow harvest plans, environmental BMPs, and all safety requirements.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Dynamic Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Endurance
- • Stamina
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Depth Perception
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics and Science
- • Biology
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
Interview options
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Related Pathways
Agriculture
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
