Logging Supervisors
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Job description
These individuals supervise and coordinate personnel who carry out forestry operations (wood harvesting, construction of forest roads) or silvicultural work (reforestation, thinning, clearing of plantations, etc.). They work for:
- Tree-felling companies
- Contractors
- Government agencies
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Hazardous chemical
- Nontoxic dust
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
Main tasks
- Supervise and coordinate personnel involved in logging operations at various work sites.
- Supervise silvicultural operations (e.g. planting and controlling vegetation).
- Plan teamwork schedules with the equipment and transportation required.
- Resolve work-related problems and recommend improvements.
- Educate staff about safety, identify risks, and modify work procedures.
- Ensure compliance with regulations in force.
- Draft reports.
- Hire and train staff.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
900
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 5.2% Female
- 94.8% Male
Not available.
- 5.2% Female
- 94.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$62,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 113, 115372% of jobs
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NAICS 3216% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11524% of jobs
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NAICS 234% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 564% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 113, 115372% of jobs
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NAICS 3216% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11524% of jobs
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NAICS 234% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 564% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in aménagement de la forêt
Code : 5306
Placement rate: 53.6%
23.6% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in forest Technology
Code : 190B0
Placement rate: 72.9%
18.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- A certificate in industrial first aid may be required.
- Knowledge of industry norms and standards is often required.
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system is often required.
- Experience in a management position is often required.
- A Class 5 driver's licence is often required.
- A chemicals application licence may be required.
- Several years of experience as a Logger, Silviculture Worker, or Logging Equipment Operator are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Result evaluation
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Coordination
- Operations and control
- Human resource management
- Monitoring operations
- Critical thought
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Teaching
- Active learning
- System analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Systems evaluation
- Written expression
- Service oriented
- Social perception
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Distance vision
- Information organization
- Reaction time
- Speech clarity
- Depth perception
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
- Auditory attention
- Classification
- Static muscle power
- Idea generation
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Colour perception and distinction
- Written comprehension
- Speed control
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Written expression
- Hand-arm stability
- Hearing sensitivity
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Response orientation
Knowledge and attributes
- Leadership
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Tolerance to stress
- Respect standards and regulations
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Work in contact with nature and animals
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 82010
Supervisors, logging and forestry
Job titles
- Forestry foreman/woman
- Logging foreman/woman
- Forestry conservation contractor
- Logging contractor
- Forest operations supervisor
- Hook tender
- Log yarding boss
- Boom master - logging
- Grapple yarder hook tender
- Loading foreman/woman - logging
- Planting crew foreman/woman
- Pond foreman/woman
- Skidders foreman/woman - logging
- Setting foreman/woman logging
- Silviculture contractor
- Loggers supervisor - forestry
- Logging crew supervisor - forestry
- Forestry crew supervisor
- Buckers supervisor
- Forestry supervisor
- Logging supervisor
- Production supervisor - logging
- Hook and rig supervisor - logging
- Silviculture supervisor
Skill type
Natural resources, agriculture and related production
Last update: January 29, 2026
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