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Federal, state, tribal and private forestland make up about 48% of Oregon lands.

Oregon has about 4% of the nation’s forestland and is the No.1 producer of softwood lumber and softwood plywood.

Oregon State University’s forestry program has been ranked No. 1 in North America and No. 2 in the world.

Oregon’s logging industry includes loggers, equipment operators, truck drivers, and fallers and buckers. The median hourly pay in 2020 is $34.73. Average annual pay in 2018 was $50,421.

Logging safety has greatly improved through mechanization, but it remains the most dangerous U.S. occupation, according to 2018 data.

Sources: Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Oregon State University, Oregon Employment Department, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics