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

Tasks for “Pruner”

• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
• 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.
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
• Install lightning protection on trees.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• 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.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
• 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.
• Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
• 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.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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