Will AI Replace Tree Trimmers and Pruners?

Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

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.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care.

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Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes, or other tools.

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Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees.

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Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration.

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Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces or seal surfaces and to protect them from fungi and insects.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.