Will “Climber” 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
• Brush Clearing Laborer

Tasks for “Climber”

• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
• 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.
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
• Install lightning protection on trees.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
• 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.
• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
• 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.
• Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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