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As of Sep 2, 2026, the average hourly pay for pre commercial thinning in the United States is $22.84, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.51 and $26.20 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Pre-Commercial Thinning (PCT) job involves selectively removing smaller or overcrowded trees in young forest stands to improve growth conditions for the remaining trees. This process reduces competition for sunlight, water, and nutrients, promoting healthier and higher-quality timber growth. Workers typically use chainsaws or other tools to cut excess trees while leaving the best ones to mature. PCT is an essential part of sustainable forest management, helping to enhance future timber value and maintain forest health.

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To thrive in Pre Commercial Thinning, you need practical forestry knowledge, tree identification skills, and physical stamina, often supported by experience or training in forest management. Familiarity with tools like chainsaws, brush cutters, and safety equipment—and certifications such as first aid and chainsaw safety—are typically required. Strong teamwork, diligence, and attention to detail help individuals excel in this physically demanding role. These skills and qualities are vital for maintaining healthy forest growth, meeting project timelines, and ensuring personal and team safety in challenging outdoor environments.

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Pre Commercial Thinning roles usually involve working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, including rain, heat, or cold, and often require traversing uneven or rugged terrain to access thinning sites. You can expect to spend most of your day performing physically demanding tasks such as removing selected trees and brush using hand tools or power equipment. Teamwork is common, as crews must coordinate to cover specific sections of the forest efficiently and safely. Proper safety gear is always mandatory, and breaks are scheduled to ensure workers remain safe and hydrated. Understanding these work conditions can help you prepare and thrive in this vital forestry role.

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Infographic showing various Pre Commercial Thinning job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 15% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 94% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $47,504 per year, or $22.8 per hour.

Nanofabrication Process Engineer

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Lexington, MA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 5 days ago


Job description

MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Microelectronics Laboratory is a 200mm wafer facility with commercial-class equipment serving national security and economic interests. The facility processes full-flows for a range of integrated circuit technologies including 90 nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator CMOS, science grade CCD imagers, superconducting digital and quantum circuits, photonics, MEMs, and microfluidics.
Job Description
The Microelectronics Laboratory is seeking a process engineer eager to apply their science or engineering skills in support of state-of-the-art superconducting circuits, quantum computing, radiation hardened electronics, charge-coupled imagers, and more.
As part of a Process Engineering team, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, maintaining, and improving base processes and capabilities for assigned tools. Focus tool areas include physical vapor deposition, epitaxy, and atomic layer deposition. Role could include wet chemical processing, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, wafer bonding, photolithography, reactive ion etch, and ion implantation depending on experience value. For the successful candidate's assigned tools, the person will
  • be key unit process focal point coordinating and communicating with all affected areas, including operations, maintenance, and process integration teams,
  • maintain and improve process capability, lot quality, and operations efficiency,
  • define and implement statistical process control; respond to process shifts, excursions, misprocess events, and tool downs,
  • coordinate with process integration owners and develop new unit process steps as needed,
  • create and maintain required process procedures and documentation,
  • work with maintenance to maintain and improve equipment performance and capability.

Requirements
  • BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics or related field.
  • Enthusiasm for solving problems and a willingness to work in a cleanroom.
  • Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following process areas is preferred: physical vapor deposition, epitaxy, atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), chemical mechanical polish (CMP), ion implantation, reactive ion etch, wet processing, thermal oxidation, lithography, silicon wafer thinning, or wafer bonding.
  • 2+ years of experience in nanofabrication or microfabrication, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of microfabrication techniques, statistical process control, and design of experiments
  • Skills and knowledge in microfabrication process integration, metrology, and quality management systems are highly valued.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work and interact effectively with a wide spectrum of people, including technicians, unit process engineers, technical staff, and specialists.

Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $100,200-$120,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $100,200-$150,000
Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including-but not limited to-the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • MIT-funded pension
  • Matching 401K
  • Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
  • Mentorship programs
  • A range of work-life balance options
  • ... and much more!

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.
Requisition ID: 43101