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Overview
Arboriculturists inspect, protect and maintain trees, combining plant knowledge with practical work such as pruning, disease control, risk reduction and tree health monitoring.
In job descriptions, look for tree inspection, pruning equipment, climbing, chainsaw work, aerial rigging, disease and pest control, biodiversity, technical reports, GIS or tree preservation.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Work can be outdoors in streets, parks, estates, orchards or woodland edges where trees must be inspected and maintained without damaging people, buildings, routes or nearby plants. Arboriculturists assess tree condition, plan access, prune, climb, rig branches and record findings.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes plant species, tree health, disease and pest control, pruning equipment, chainsaws, climbing systems, risk reduction, biodiversity and sometimes GIS or technical reporting.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by climbing and rigging demands, chainsaw or equipment responsibility, inspection authority, reporting duties, emergency callouts, team leadership and the risk level of the site.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior climbing, tree inspection, conservation advice, crew leadership, GIS-based tree inventories, technical reporting or management of tree-care operations.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names climbing, rigging, pruning, inspection, reports, equipment and site risks. Arboriculture is more specialised than general gardening and more tree-focused than broad forestry work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Silviculture and other forestry activities
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is tree surgeon.
Explore this activityPlant propagation
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include horticulture production team leader and horticulture production manager.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
37-3013.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
01.3Plant propagation02.1Silviculture and other forestry activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Tree and shrub crop growers (6112)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b865693a-eb11-44cc-bf6c-38e5b4d7e169 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 6112.1 |
| ISCO group | 6112 |
| Concept type | Occupation |