Will “Tree Trimmer Helper” 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 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 Helper”

• 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.
• Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
• Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
• Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
• 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.
• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
• 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.
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
• 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.
• Install lightning protection on trees.
• 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.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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