Editing Lumberjack (section)

===Modern technology===
{{Main|Logging}}
Modern technology changed the job of the modern logger considerably. Although the basic task of harvesting trees is still the same, the machinery and tasks are no longer the same. Many of the old job specialties on logging crews are now obsolete.

Chainsaws, [[harvester (forestry)|harvesters]], and feller bunchers are now used to cut or fell trees. The tree is turned into logs by removing the limbs (delimbing) and cutting it into logs of optimal length (bucking). The felled tree or logs are moved from the stump to the landing. Ground vehicles such as a [[skidder]] or [[forwarder]] can pull, carry, or shovel the logs. Cable systems "cars" can pull logs to the landing. Logs can also be flown to the landing by helicopter. Logs are commonly transported to the sawmill using trucks. Harvesting methods may include [[clear cutting]] or [[selective cutting]]. Concerns over the environmental impact have led to controversy about modern logging practices. In certain areas of forest loggers re-plant their crop for future generations.

A ''Wall Street Journal'' survey on the best jobs in the United States ended by listing being a logger as the "worst" ''[[Dirty, Dangerous and Demeaning|3D's]]'' job,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/20020507-lee.html |title=Career & Job News, Work, Employment & Salary Trends - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com |publisher=Careerjournal.com |access-date=2010-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120071623/http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/20020507-lee.html |archive-date=2008-01-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> citing "work instability, poor income, and pure [[Occupational safety and health|danger]]". According to a Wall St. review studying the 71 most dangerous jobs, the most dangerous job was identified as that of logging workers in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Clanton|first1=Nancy|last2=Journal-Constitution|first2=The Atlanta|title=These are the most dangerous jobs in America|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/employment/these-are-the-most-dangerous-jobs-america/x2MOTeEYCgkt2zYCLfqfJJ/|access-date=2020-11-19|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001956/https://www.ajc.com/business/employment/these-are-the-most-dangerous-jobs-america/x2MOTeEYCgkt2zYCLfqfJJ/|url-status=live}}</ref>