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

Tasks for “Timber Cutter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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