Career Details

Basic Faller

Description

The Basic Faller (FAL3) is an entry-level chainsaw operator that serves as a member of a firefighting crew or module. The FAL3 engages in low complexity fireline saw operations, including tree felling, bucking, brushing, and limbing. The FAL3 reports to a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) or one of the Single Resource Bosses (FELB, CRWB, ENGB, FIRB, HMGB). The FAL3 works in the Operations functional area.

Certifying Organization

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

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Certificates

Certificate name

A Sawyer

Certifying Organization

Forest Service

Type

Core

Certificate name

Two Stroke Engine Certification Test

Certifying Organization

Equipment & Engine Training Council

Type

Specialty

Certificate name

Mechanical Systems Certification Test

Certifying Organization

Equipment & Engine Training Council

Type

Core

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Median Annual Income

$49,230

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.

RealisticConventional

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Median Annual Income

$47,770

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

Postsecondary certificate

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Median Annual Income

$58,970

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Median Annual Income

$49,210

Projected Job Growth

+11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Median Annual Income

$61,900

Projected Job Growth

+9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Median Annual Income

$49,990

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

RealisticConventional

Motorcycle Mechanics

Median Annual Income

$46,270

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

Postsecondary certificate

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Median Annual Income

$61,420

Projected Job Growth

+17 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Median Annual Income

$57,350

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

RealisticConventional

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Median Annual Income

$50,270

Projected Job Growth

-21 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.

RealisticConventional