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CAREER
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$46,970
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+3.4% (slower than the average)
Career
What Tree Trimmers and Pruners Do
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.
Other Job Titles Tree Trimmers and Pruners May Have
Arborist, Groundsman, Tree Climber, Tree Trimmer
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- 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.
- 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.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Less than high school diploma (57%)
Less than high school diploma
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
This page includes information from theO*NET 26.1 Databaseby the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under theCC BY 4.0license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
