Will “Grape Pruner” 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
• Diagnostician
• Crane Operator
• Climber
• Brush Clearing Laborer

Tasks for “Grape Pruner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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