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Overview for Tree Trimmers and Pruners

SOC Code: 37-3013
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  • Career Cluster

    Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

  • Career Pathway

    • Plant Systems

Occupation 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. Excludes workers who primarily perform duties of “Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers” (37-3011) and “Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation” (37-3012).

Annual Wages

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0$46,800 - Annual Median Wage$50K
  • 10th Percentile $37870
  • 25th Percentile $39110
  • Median $46800
  • 75th Percentile $50350
  • 90th Percentile $61820

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High school diploma or equivalent
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$60,890/year
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High school diploma or equivalent
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Current Openings by County

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Number of Jobs

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Number of JobsBase-Year 2022Projected-Year 20320250500750100012501500Highcharts.com
Average Annual
  • Job Growth .83%
  • Job Openings 166

5 Most Recent Job Openings

Climbing Arborist Trainee | S St. Paul, MN
Arborist Crew Leader | S St. Paul, MN
Trimmers/Climbers
Arborist Trainee Internship (2025) | Long Grove, IL
Trimmers/Climbers
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Common Job Titles

  • Groundsperson
  • Pruner
  • Tree Expert
  • Utility Arborist
  • Ground Worker

Typical Tasks

  • 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.
  • Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
  • Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
  • Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
  • Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
  • Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.