Faller
Uses axes or chainsaws to cut down trees, controlling which way they fall and limiting damage.
Will AI replace faller jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 22 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Check logs after cutting for correct quality and length
What stays human
- Saw back-cuts, leaving enough solid wood to steer the fall
- Steer a tree's fall with cut lines, chainsaw undercuts, axes, and wedges
- Stop saws, pull out blades, and run to safety as trees fall
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -9.9%. Typical pay: $52,100 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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