Characteristics of logging contractors and their employees in Georgia

Personal interviews were conducted with 19 logging contractors and 140 of their employees in Georgia to determine demographics, their views about the logging profession, and experience with training programs. Less than half of the employees interviewed had finished high school, few had military expe...

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Published inForest products journal Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 47 - 53
Main Authors Greene, W.D. (University of Georgia, Athens, GA.), Jackson, B.D, Woodruff, D.C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Madison, WI Forest Products Society 01.01.1998
Subjects
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
APROVECHAMIENTO DE LA MADERA
ASSURANCE MALADIE
Biological and medical sciences
CAPACITACION
CATEGORIE PROFESSIONNELLE
COMPENSATION
Contractors
DEMOGRAFIA
Demographics
DEMOGRAPHIE
DEMOGRAPHY
Employees
Employment
Employment interviews
ENCUESTAS
ENQUETE
Forest harvesting and working in forest
Forest products
Forestry
FORMATION
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GEORGIA (EUA)
GEORGIA (USA)
GEORGIE (EU)
Harvest
HEALTH INSURANCE
INDEMNISATION
INDEMNIZACION
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
JUBILACIONES
Labor force
LOGGING
OBREROS
OCCUPATIONS
OCUPACIONES
OLD AGE BENEFITS
PENSION
PENSIONS
PRODUCTIVIDAD
PRODUCTIVITE
PRODUCTIVITY
RECOLTE DU BOIS
SAFETY
SATISFACCION DEL TRABAJO
SATISFACTION DU TRAVAIL
SECURITE
SEGURIDAD
SEGURO DE ENFERMEDAD
SICKNESS BENEFITS
Skilled workers
Studies
SURVEYS
Timber industry
TRAINING
TRAVAILLEUR
WORK SATISFACTION
WORKERS
Workforce
Georgia
United States
North America
America
United States > US
Logging (forestry)
Compensation (personnel)
Industrial relations
Employment
Forester
Job satisfaction
Personnel training
Remuneration
Contracts
Socioeconomical inquiry
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Summary:Personal interviews were conducted with 19 logging contractors and 140 of their employees in Georgia to determine demographics, their views about the logging profession, and experience with training programs. Less than half of the employees interviewed had finished high school, few had military experience, and almost no one had received formal training in how to perform their job. They were satisfied with logging as a line of work and with their wages, but wanted health insurance and retirement plans as additional benefits. Neither logging contractors nor their employees currently rate training as very important in improving their productivity or job performance
Bibliography:1997092232
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ISSN:0015-7473
2376-9637