Will “Tree Care Foreman” 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
• Climber
• Brush Clearing Laborer

Tasks for “Tree Care Foreman”

• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
• 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.
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
• Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
• Install lightning protection on trees.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
• 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.
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• 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.
• Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• 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.
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
• Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.
• Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.
• Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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