| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools. |
| Importance: 100 (%) | Description: Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment. |
| Importance: 99 (%) | Description: Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines. |
| Importance: 94 (%) | Description: Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes, or other tools. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: 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. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Provide information to the public regarding trees, such as advice on tree care. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support. |
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers Jobs Matched Across 8 Careers - all on one page
These roles protect the condition, safety, and appearance of facilities and outdoor spaces through cleaning, landscaping, and routine maintenance. For people who prefer practical, active work that keeps buildings and grounds usable. Use the tools below to compare related job titles, education requirements, growth, and career resources.
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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers/jobs, (2) Find Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers job listings, (3) Prepare for matching Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers, and (4) Provide Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers, so relevant Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 460 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers Job Titles.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
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Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.
Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and work experience required
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job title selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.
Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
8 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) | Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers-Related Jobs |
8 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers-Related Jobs |
8 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 460 specific Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Careers job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Description: 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.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Tree Trimmers and Pruners":
U.S. Total Employment (2023):
66,400U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
70,500
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
4,100 (6.1%) Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
9,200
Core Duties
Supplemental Duties
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles. |
| Importance: 57 (%) | Description: Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees. |
| Importance: 36 (%) | Description: Split logs or wooden blocks into bolts, pickets, posts, or stakes, using hand tools such as ax wedges, sledgehammers, and mallets. |
| Importance: 35 (%) | Description: Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces or seal surfaces and to protect them from fungi and insects. |
| Importance: 35 (%) | Description: Water, root-feed, and fertilize trees. |
| Importance: 30 (%) | Description: Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving. |
| Importance: 30 (%) | Description: Spray trees to treat diseased or unhealthy trees, including mixing chemicals and calibrating spray equipment. |
| Importance: 27 (%) | Description: Scrape decayed matter from cavities in trees and fill holes with cement to promote healing and to prevent further deterioration. |
Work Activities
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
| Importance: 84 (%) | Description: Performing General Physical Activities: Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
Specific Work Activities
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Clean equipment or supplies. | |
| Climb ladders or vehicles to perform duties. | |
| Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites. | |
| Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs. | |
| 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. | |
| Operate grounds maintenance equipment. | |
| Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance. | |
| Prepare chemicals for work application. | |
| Provide information about landscaping services or costs. | |
| Remove debris from work sites. | |
| Supervise maintenance workers. | |
| Treat greenery or surfaces with protective substances. | |
| Trim trees or other vegetation. | |
Essential Skills
| Essential Skills (in order of importance) These are the foundational skills that are most important for success in this occupation. For the most important Essential Skills, how can you begin building experience and practice so that you are prepared for this type of occupation? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Essential Skill: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Essential Skill: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Transferable Skills
| Transferable Skills (in order of importance) These are career-portable skills that can help you move between different jobs and industries. For the most important Transferable Skills, how can you start developing them now so they will open up more career options for you? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Transferable Skill: Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Transferable Skill: Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Transferable Skill: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
Day-in-the-Life Summaries
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Apply protective solutions or coatings. |
| Activity: Build structures. |
| Activity: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. |
| Activity: Climb equipment or structures. |
| Activity: Cut trees or other vegetation. |
| Activity: Dispose of waste or debris. |
| Activity: Estimate project development or operational costs. |
| Activity: Explain technical details of products or services. |
| Activity: Monitor environmental conditions. |
| Activity: Operate agricultural or forestry equipment. |
| Activity: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles. |
| Activity: Perform agricultural activities. |
| Activity: Prepare mixtures or solutions. |
| Activity: Supervise personnel activities. |
| Activity: Train others on operational or work procedures. |
Knowledge Required
| Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
Software Skills
| Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
| Emerging Tech Skills |
| Electronic mail software: |
| Microsoft Outlook |
| Spreadsheet software: |
| Microsoft Excel |
| Web page creation and editing software: |
| Word processing software: |
| Microsoft Word |
Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed |
| Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training. |
| Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. |
| Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training. |
| These occupations involve following instructions and often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include dishwashers, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, counter and rental clerks, dental laboratory technicians, and security guards. |
Education Required
| Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 56.8 (%) | Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma |
| Frequency of Attainment: 37.1 (%) | Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.8 (%) | Level of Education: Some College Courses |
| Frequency of Attainment: 2.2 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) |
Training and Experience Required
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 21.5 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Frequency of Attainment: 20.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 18.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 14.5 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 8.7 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 7.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month |
| Frequency of Attainment: 5.7 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 2.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.9 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years |
Local Salary Information
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Certifications
| Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them? |
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Certified Arborist
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Certified Tree Worker/Tree Climber Specialist
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Professional Associations
| Professional Associations These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities? |
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Job Listings
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles Scroll and click to see current job listings. How can you use these listings to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills you should highlight on your resume? |
Related Careers to Consider
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
This section contains detailed external resources appropriate to "Tree Trimmers and Pruners". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.
Videos
Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes
Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.
Job Description
Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.
Interviews
There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.
Step-by-Step
Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Tree Trimmers and Pruners
LinkedIn®
Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.
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