How do they match: Tree Trimmers and Pruners

  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners

  • Tree Worker
  • Tree Climber
  • Tree Doctor
  • Tree Expert
  • Tree Pruner
  • Tree Specialist
  • Tree Surgeon
  • Tree Trimmer
  • Tree Trimmer Helper
  • Grounds Worker

  • 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.

  • Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.
  • Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
  • Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
  • 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.
  • Harvest tanbark by cutting rings and slits in bark and stripping bark from trees, using spuds or axes.
  • Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
  • Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
  • Install lightning protection on trees.
  • Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
  • Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.
  • Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
  • Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.
  • Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.
  • Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
  • Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.
  • Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
  • Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.

  • Treat greenery or surfaces with protective substances.
  • Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
  • Inspect landscaping to determine treatment needs.
  • Install equipment to protect or support trees.
  • Instruct staff in work policies or procedures.
  • Irrigate lawns, trees, or plants.
  • Prepare chemicals for work application.
  • Remove debris from work sites.
  • Supervise maintenance workers.
  • Trim trees or other vegetation.