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Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · SOC 37-3013

0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$50,960
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
8,100
Proj. Annual Openings
55,160
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+2.6%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 37-3013 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
0.0%
Low · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
49/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$50,960
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
8,100
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.3%.
Observed/proxy demand
FY— certified LCAs; 11,231 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringCritical ThinkingMonitoringComplex Problem Solving

Transition context

  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.6%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

9.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI6.1%
AI ability · AIOE22.5%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne77%

Top Skills

1.Operation and Control
2.Operations Monitoring
3.Critical Thinking
4.Monitoring
5.Complex Problem Solving

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Arborist, Climber, Grounds Worker, Groundsman, Laborer, Plant Health Care Technician

Representative 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.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Operate grounds maintenance equipment.
  • Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
  • Trim trees or other vegetation.
  • Clean equipment or supplies.
  • Climb ladders or vehicles to perform duties.

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

8
Occupations Shown
2.5%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 37-3013: 2019 — employment: 47,210, median wage: $39,980; 2020 — employment: 52,040, median wage: $41,340; 2021 — employment: 41,920, median wage: $46,970; 2022 — employment: 48,150, median wage: $47,080; 2023 — employment: 50,270, median wage: $49,070; 2025 — employment: 55,160, median wage: $50,960.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure0.0%0.6%
OutlookBright ↗100% Bright
Median Salary$50,960N/A
AI Resiliency100/100N/A