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Tree Trimmers and Pruners
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.
What a tree trimmers and pruner does
Become a tree trimmers and pruner
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good tree trimmers and pruner
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $29 per hour with an average salary of $61,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $18 and $32 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $37,800 and $66,600 per year.
Tree Trimmers And Pruner job outlook
- There are 1,115 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 309 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.