Will “Tree Trimmer” 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 Trimmer”

• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
• Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
• 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.
• 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.
• Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
• Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
• Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
• Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Install lightning protection on trees.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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