Given the change of course that has happened in the world, we wanted to provide expert opinions on what aspiring graduates can do to start off their careers in an uncertain economic climate. We wanted to know what skills will be more important, where the economy is doing relatively well, and if there will be any lasting effects on the job market. Companies are looking for candidates that can handle the new responsibilities of the job market. Recent graduates actually have an advantage because they are comfortable using newer technologies and have been communicating virtually their whole lives. They can take what they've learned and apply it immediately.We spoke to logger professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the logger job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the logger industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

We spoke to logger professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the logger job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the logger industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

No, logger jobs are not in demand. Logger demand is projected to decline -4% from 2018 to 2028.

The map below shows you the number of logger job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where loggers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	2,974	0.00%
2020	3,438	0.00%
2019	3,488	0.00%
2018	3,338	0.00%
2017	3,866	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$47,065	$22.63	--3.3%
2024	$48,656	$23.39	+1.3%
2023	$48,035	$23.09	+8.3%
2022	$44,341	$21.32	+8.9%
2021	$40,723	$19.58	+2.7%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Alaska	739,795	1	0%
2	Michigan	9,962,311	1	0%
3	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	0	0%
4	New Jersey	9,005,644	0	0%
5	Delaware	961,939	0	0%
6	Connecticut	3,588,184	0	0%
7	New York	19,849,399	0	0%
8	Rhode Island	1,059,639	0	0%
9	New Hampshire	1,342,795	0	0%
10	Massachusetts	6,859,819	0	0%
11	West Virginia	1,815,857	0	0%
12	Maryland	6,052,177	0	0%
13	Ohio	11,658,609	0	0%
14	Virginia	8,470,020	0	0%
15	District of Columbia	693,972	0	0%
16	Vermont	623,657	0	0%
17	Wisconsin	5,795,483	0	0%
18	Nevada	2,998,039	0	0%
19	Arizona	7,016,270	0	0%
20	California	39,536,653	0	0%

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