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“Ground Worker” 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
- Arborist
- Vine Pruner
- Trimmer
- Tree Worker
- Tree Trimmer Helper
- Tree Surgeon
- Tree Specialist
- Tree Expert
- Tree Doctor
- Tractor Operator
- Timber Cutter
- Tanbark Laborer
- Pruner
- Ground Worker
- Grape Pruner
- Diagnostician
- Crane Operator
- Climber
- Brush Clearing Laborer
Tasks for “Ground Worker”
- Install lightning protection on trees.
- Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.
- Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.
- 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.
- Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.
- 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.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
- 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.
- 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.
- Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
- Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
- Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
- Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
- Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.
- 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.
- Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
- Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
- 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.
- Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cordless power saws
- Non-slip boots
- Swivel carabiners
- Hedge clippers
- Safety lanyards
- Brush trucks
- Protective ear muffs
- Hydraulic pruners
- Pole saws
- Protective masks
- Chemical mixers
- Bucket trucks
- Protective safety glasses
- Pole ladders
- Rope blocks
- Dump trucks
- Handheld sprayers
- Felling wedges
- Hydraulic stick saws
- Loppers
- Pole pruners
- Hard hats
- Chipper trucks
- Wheeled front-end loaders
- Stump chippers
- Gas hedge trimmers
- Work gloves
- Bypass pruners
- Tree pruning saws
- Root pruners
- Tree climbing saddles
- Truck-mounted lifts
- Tripod ladders
- Hand-held grab hooks
- Hydraulic chemical sprayers
- Pruning knives
- Protective ear plugs
- Cargo trailers
- Garden shovels
- Boom trucks
- Hand pruners
- Long-handled clippers
- Chipper shredders
- Tree climbing spikes
- Loader backhoes
- Soil sampling probes
- Work trucks
- Climbing hooks
- Limbing axes
- Tree trimming chainsaws
- Measuring tapes
- Brush chippers
- Mist sprayers
- Hacksaws
- Power pruners
- Agricultural augers
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook