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 Climber
• Tree Care Foreman
• Plant Health Care Technician
• Line Clearance Foreman
• Groundsman
• Ground Worker
• Arborist
• Vine Pruner
• Trimmer
• Tree Worker
• Tree Trimmer Helper
• Tree Trimmer
• 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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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