Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · SOC 37-3013
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.
- 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
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
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →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.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 100% Bright |
| Median Salary | $50,960 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |