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Tree Trimmers and Pruners Wage and Price Data in the US (2025)

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Tree Trimmers and Pruners 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).

State Geographic Wage Rates for Tree Trimmers and Pruners

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Average $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour $x.x per hour IBISWorld
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Geographic Area Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry level ($/hour) 2025 Medium ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Alabama $XX $XX $XX $XX
Alaska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arizona $XX $XX $XX $XX
Arkansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
California $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado $XX $XX $XX $XX
Connecticut $XX $XX $XX $XX
Delaware $XX $XX $XX $XX
Florida $XX $XX $XX $XX
Georgia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii $XX $XX $XX $XX
Idaho $XX $XX $XX $XX
Illinois $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Iowa $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kentucky $XX $XX $XX $XX
Louisiana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maine $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland $XX $XX $XX $XX
Massachusetts $XX $XX $XX $XX
Michigan $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minnesota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mississippi $XX $XX $XX $XX
Missouri $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montana $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nebraska $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nevada $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Hampshire $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Jersey $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Mexico $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ohio $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oregon $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pennsylvania $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rhode Island $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Carolina $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Dakota $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tennessee $XX $XX $XX $XX
Texas $XX $XX $XX $XX
Utah $XX $XX $XX $XX
Vermont $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Virginia $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wisconsin $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wyoming $XX $XX $XX $XX

Metropolitan Statistical Area Wage Rates for Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Code ($/hour) 2025 Average ($/hour) 2025 Entry Level ($/hour) 2025 Median ($/hour) 2025 Experienced ($/hour) 2025
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Decatur, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Huntsville, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mobile, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Montgomery, AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Anchorage, AK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tucson, AZ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bakersfield, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fresno, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Modesto, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Napa, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Redding, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salinas, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Santa Rosa, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Stockton-Lodi, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Visalia-Porterville, CA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Colorado Springs, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fort Collins, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greeley, CO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gainesville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jacksonville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ocala, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Port St. Lucie, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Athens-Clarke County, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Brunswick, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbus, GA-AL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Macon, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Savannah, GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Urban Honolulu, HI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boise City, ID $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Rockford, IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Evansville, IN-KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ames, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Iowa City, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Topeka, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wichita, KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lexington-Fayette, KY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baton Rouge, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lafayette, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Monroe, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Barnstable Town, MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Worcester, MA-CT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ann Arbor, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Saginaw, MI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbia, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kansas City, MO-KS $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
St. Louis, MO-IL $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Springfield, MO $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Billings, MT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lincoln, NE $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Reno, NV $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Trenton, NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albuquerque, NM $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Binghamton, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kingston, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Syracuse, NY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Asheville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greenville, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Raleigh, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Winston-Salem, NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Fargo, ND-MN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Akron, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbus, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Toledo, OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Oklahoma City, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Tulsa, OK $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Bend-Redmond, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eugene, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salem, OR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Pittsburgh, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
York-Hanover, PA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Columbia, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sioux Falls, SD $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Chattanooga, TN-GA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cleveland, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Jackson, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Knoxville, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Austin-Round Rock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lubbock, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Provo-Orem, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Salt Lake City, UT $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Harrisonburg, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Lynchburg, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Richmond, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Roanoke, VA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Kennewick-Richland, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wheeling, WV-OH $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Appleton, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Green Bay, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Madison, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Sheboygan, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Wausau, WI $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Cheyenne, WY $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $XX $XX $XX $XX $XX

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What is the job of Tree Trimmers and Pruners in the US in 2025?

Tree Trimmers and Pruners 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).

What is the wage or salary of Tree Trimmers and Pruners in the US?

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