Forestry Products

Forestry products are the bones of any project, and Winston County is known for producing plywood, veneer, lumber, wood chips, and other prefabricated forest products. From planning to processing to preserving, our trained workforce and existing industry provide a solid base for any industry that builds on forestry products.

Wood Product Companies in our Laborshed

16 Sawmills
9 All Other Misc.Wood Product Mfg
5 Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, & Planing
5 Wood Container & Pallet Mfg
3 Prefabricated Wood Building Mfg
2 Wood Preservation
1 Softwood Veneer & Plywood Mfg
1 Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Mfg
1 Truss Mfg
1 Other Millwork (including Flooring)

Wood Product Companies vs US Average

1,098% more Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, & Planing
572% more Sawmills
388% more Prefabricated Wood Building Mfg
385% more Wood Preservation
365% more Softwood Veneer & Plywood Mfg
5% more Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Mfg

Skilled Labor in our Laborshed

2,850 Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
1,253 First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
1,239 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
1,018 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
761 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
582 Sewing Machine Operators
309 Logging Equipment Operators
249 Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
249 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
223 Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants
205 Sawing Machine Operators, Wood
191 Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Operators
188 Millwrights
187 Cutting & Slicing Machine Operators
178 Woodworking Machine Operators, Except Sawing
171 Machine Feeders & Offbearers
137 Civil Engineering Technicians
135 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers
132 Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians
132 Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
110 Crane & Tower Operators
108 Textile Cutting Machine Operators
99 Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial/Industrial
81 Tree Trimmers & Pruners
72 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders
71 Forest & Conservation Workers
67 Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Operators
60 Forest & Conservation Technicians
57 Power Distributors & Dispatchers
45 Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
41 Log Graders & Scalers
37 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
35 Etchers & Engravers
33 Foresters
26 Cleaning, Washing, & Metal Pickling Equipment Operators & Tenders
24 Milling & Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
23 Ship Engineers
19 Bridge & Lock Tenders
16 Logging Workers, All Other
10 Woodworkers, All Other
10 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, & Hard Tiles

Skilled Labor Vs US Average

791% more Log Graders & Scalers
519% more Logging Equipment Operators
461% more Textile Cutting Machine Operators
323% more Forest & Conservation Workers
249% more Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Operators
219% more Millwrights
208% more Power Distributors & Dispatchers
207% more Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
202% more Sewing Machine Operators
197% more Sawing Machine Operators, Wood
194% more Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders
192% more Bridge & Lock Tenders
160% more Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians
159% more Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Operators
150% more Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
150% more Foresters
139% more Logging Workers, All Other
126% more Etchers & Engravers
124% more Cutting & Slicing Machine Operators
124% more Industrial Machinery Mechanics
116% more Maintenance Workers, Machinery
99% more Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
94% more First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers
77% more Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
76% more Woodworking Machine Operators, Except Sawing
73% more Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
67% more Crane & Tower Operators
64% more Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
61% more Ship Engineers
60% more Machine Feeders & Offbearers
58% more First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
45% more Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
44% more Civil Engineering Technicians
36% more Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants
36% more Forest & Conservation Technicians
11% more Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
3% more Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial/Industrial

Growth Occupations

62% Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
50% Textile Cutting Machine Operators
42% Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
32% Log Graders & Scalers
30% Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Operators
26% Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Operators
25% Sewing Machine Operators
23% Sawing Machine Operators, Wood
21% Maintenance Workers, Machinery
19% First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
17% Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
16% Crane & Tower Operators
15% Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
13% Industrial Machinery Mechanics
11% Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
6% Bridge & Lock Tenders
4% Logging Equipment Operators
4% Milling & Planing Machine Operators, Metal/Plastic
2% Woodworking Machine Operators, Except Sawing