Will “Tree Trimmer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
77% Chance of Automation
“Tree Trimmer” 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 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”
- Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.
- Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
- Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
- Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
- Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
- Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
- 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.
- Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
- Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
- Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
- Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
- Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
- Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
- Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Install lightning protection on trees.
- Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
- Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
- Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
- Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
- Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
- Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
- Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
- Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
- Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.
- Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
Related Technology & Tools
- Work trucks
- Garden shovels
- Non-slip boots
- Tree climbing saddles
- Protective masks
- Hydraulic pruners
- Loppers
- Hydraulic chemical sprayers
- Bypass pruners
- Hand-held grab hooks
- Limbing axes
- Brush trucks
- Chemical mixers
- Cargo trailers
- Root pruners
- Soil sampling probes
- Brush chippers
- Power pruners
- Work gloves
- Pole ladders
- Stump chippers
- Pole saws
- Handheld sprayers
- Chipper trucks
- Measuring tapes
- Hand pruners
- Tree climbing spikes
- Protective ear plugs
- Safety lanyards
- Climbing hooks
- Tree pruning saws
- Hydraulic stick saws
- Protective ear muffs
- Loader backhoes
- Felling wedges
- Swivel carabiners
- Pole pruners
- Mist sprayers
- Agricultural augers
- Pruning knives
- Wheeled front-end loaders
- Boom trucks
- Bucket trucks
- Dump trucks
- Hard hats
- Tripod ladders
- Chipper shredders
- Hedge clippers
- Long-handled clippers
- Protective safety glasses
- Gas hedge trimmers
- Hacksaws
- Rope blocks
- Truck-mounted lifts
- Tree trimming chainsaws
- Cordless power saws
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