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

Tasks for “Tanbark Laborer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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