DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

37-3013 Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Occupational 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. Excludes workers who primarily perform duties of ?Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers? (37-3011) and ?Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation? (37-3012).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 530202$25.44/hr$2.14/hr$17.16/hr$21.32/hr$26.91/hr$30.11/hr$32.07/hr
U S 47,2102,455$20.81/hr$0.33/hr$12.95/hr$15.74/hr$19.56/hr$24.86/hr$30.54/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Tree Trimmers and Pruners
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services440$25.98/hr
Public Administration90$29.38/hr
Other Regional Data For Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minnesota 530 $26.91/hr N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 180 $24.64/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 170 $25.97/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 60 $22.62/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 40 $16.07/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 30 $19.36/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 10 $17.09/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $25.48/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A $29.11/hr N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A $29.11/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A $17.80/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $21.10/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand45,070$16.96/hr1.8%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers15,130$16.56/hr2.5%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment5,840$14.02/hr2.7%
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals730$12.81/hr1.0%
Tasks for Tree Trimmers and Pruners