Will “Brush Clearing Laborer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Using sophisticated climbing and rigging techniques, cut away dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs to maintain right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of tree. Prune or treat trees or shrubs using handsaws, hand pruners, clippers, and power pruners. Works off the ground in the tree canopy and may use truck-mounted lifts.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 37-3013.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,310.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
• Currently, there are 40,680 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Tree Trimmers and Pruners”.

Also Known As…

• Tree Trimmers and Pruners
• Tree Trimmer
• Tree Climber
• Tree Care Foreman
• Plant Health Care Technician
• Line Clearance Foreman
• Groundsman
• Ground Worker
• Arborist
• Vine Pruner
• Trimmer
• Tree Worker
• Tree Trimmer Helper
• Tree Surgeon
• Tree Specialist
• Tree Expert
• Tree Doctor
• Tractor Operator
• Timber Cutter
• Tanbark Laborer
• Pruner
• Grape Pruner
• Diagnostician
• Crane Operator
• Climber

Tasks for “Brush Clearing Laborer”

• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
• Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.
• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Install lightning protection on trees.
• Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
• Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
• Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
• Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
• Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.
• Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.

Related Technology & Tools

• Limbing axes
• Tree climbing saddles
• Felling wedges
• Long-handled clippers
• Hedge clippers
• Pruning knives
• Stump chippers
• Cordless power saws
• Work gloves
• Swivel carabiners
• Hand pruners
• Cargo trailers
• Tripod ladders
• Protective safety glasses
• Pole ladders
• Non-slip boots
• Brush chippers
• Protective ear plugs
• Agricultural augers
• Protective masks
• Tree climbing spikes
• Bypass pruners
• Pole pruners
• Protective ear muffs
• Root pruners
• Tree trimming chainsaws
• Wheeled front-end loaders
• Safety lanyards
• Hydraulic stick saws
• Dump trucks
• Mist sprayers
• Garden shovels
• Hard hats
• Loppers
• Tree pruning saws
• Chemical mixers
• Chipper shredders
• Brush trucks
• Soil sampling probes
• Work trucks
• Climbing hooks
• Power pruners
• Boom trucks
• Chipper trucks
• Truck-mounted lifts
• Gas hedge trimmers
• Handheld sprayers
• Hydraulic pruners
• Hand-held grab hooks
• Measuring tapes
• Hydraulic chemical sprayers
• Rope blocks
• Pole saws
• Hacksaws
• Bucket trucks
• Loader backhoes

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