Every Level of a Logger's Life — The Most Dangerous Job in America

$13.50/hr → $2.4M. 30 years in the most dangerous job in America. Age 17 — chaser. Knee-deep in mud. Logs falling like buildings. Age 20 — choker setter. $18.40/hr. Rain, wind, fire season — you don't get paid when the woods close. Age 29 — faller. 200-foot Douglas fir. One hinge. One chance. Age 36 — hook tender. $800k in equipment. Seven men. All on you. Age 44 — owner. SBA loan. Second mortgage. $2.4M offer. Age 54 — drives past the old yard. Different logo. His name? Gone. 98.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers. 28 times the national average. Between the first choker and the last signature: two marriages, logger's back, and a hearing that will never come back. This is every level of a logger's life in America. Subscribe to @HiddenCareers for more real jobs. Real stories. #logger #logging #mostdangerousjob #bluecollar #timber #pacificnorthwest #saws #stihl #oregon #washington #realstories #hiddencareers #from13to2million