Description
Operate cable or grapple skidders to drag felled trees and logs from stump to landing, deck wood, and support trail and landing maintenance. Perform pre-operation inspections, basic maintenance, and follow safe, environmentally responsible skidding practices.
Knowledge
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
- • Mechanical
Skills
Process
- • Monitoring
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
- • Equipment Maintenance
- • Troubleshooting
- • Quality Control Analysis
Content
- • Active Listening
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Spatial Orientation
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Response Orientation
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
- • Depth Perception
Related specializations
Interview options
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
