Description
Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Independence
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Integrity
- Self-Control
Tasks
- Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.
- Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, to determine how to control the direction of a tree's fall with the least damage.
- Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
- Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
- Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Detailed Work 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.
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Presentation software
- Geographic information system
- Analytical or scientific software
- Electronic mail software
Abilities
- Reaction Time
- Multilimb Coordination
- Control Precision
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
Skills
- Operation and Control
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
This information is currently unavailable.
Most Common Education Level
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Certificates
Certificate name
Certified ArboristCertifying Organization
International Society of Arboriculture
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Tree Worker Aerial Lift SpecialistCertifying Organization
International Society of Arboriculture
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $41,082 |
| Median (50%) | $50,768 |
| High (90%) | $64,608 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $51,893 |
| Mid Level | $59,144 |
| Senior Level | $71,170 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 6,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 6,300 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -8%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -8%
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