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“Tree Specialist” will probably be replaced by robots.
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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 Expert
- Tree Doctor
- Tractor Operator
- Timber Cutter
- Tanbark Laborer
- Pruner
- Grape Pruner
- Diagnostician
- Crane Operator
- Climber
- Brush Clearing Laborer
Tasks for “Tree Specialist”
- Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
- 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.
- Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
- Install lightning protection on 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.
- Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
- Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
- Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
- Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
- Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
- Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
- Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
- 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.
- Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
- Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
- Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.
- 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.
- Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
- Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.
- Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
- Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tree climbing spikes
- Brush chippers
- Root pruners
- Tree climbing saddles
- Boom trucks
- Protective ear muffs
- Hard hats
- Handheld sprayers
- Work gloves
- Hydraulic chemical sprayers
- Garden shovels
- Hedge clippers
- Tree pruning saws
- Protective ear plugs
- Protective masks
- Chemical mixers
- Pruning knives
- Chipper trucks
- Cordless power saws
- Hydraulic pruners
- Protective safety glasses
- Hacksaws
- Climbing hooks
- Limbing axes
- Soil sampling probes
- Agricultural augers
- Hydraulic stick saws
- Bypass pruners
- Loader backhoes
- Cargo trailers
- Measuring tapes
- Mist sprayers
- Non-slip boots
- Hand pruners
- Tripod ladders
- Long-handled clippers
- Hand-held grab hooks
- Truck-mounted lifts
- Pole pruners
- Pole ladders
- Dump trucks
- Power pruners
- Safety lanyards
- Wheeled front-end loaders
- Work trucks
- Loppers
- Brush trucks
- Tree trimming chainsaws
- Felling wedges
- Chipper shredders
- Bucket trucks
- Swivel carabiners
- Rope blocks
- Pole saws
- Gas hedge trimmers
- Stump chippers
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