Will “Arborist” 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
• 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
• Arborist

Tasks for “Arborist”

• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
• Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
• Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
• 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.
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
• Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
• Install lightning protection on trees.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• Water, root-feed, and fertilize 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.
• 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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