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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

37-3013 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).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
47,210 5.2 % $20.44 $42,510 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.72 $15.46 $19.22 $24.42 $30.00
Annual Wage (2) $26,450 $32,160 $39,980 $50,800 $62,390


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 41,310 1.88 $19.97 $41,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,490 0.04 $25.59 $53,220
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 780 0.20 $22.44 $46,670
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 200 0.01 $22.10 $45,970
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 130 0.00 $23.25 $48,360

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 41,310 1.88 $19.97 $41,540
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 780 0.20 $22.44 $46,670
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,490 0.04 $25.59 $53,220
Utility System Construction 100 0.02 $18.57 $38,620
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 200 0.01 $22.10 $45,970

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (8) (8) $30.40 $63,240
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 40 (7) $30.34 $63,110
Management of Companies and Enterprises 40 (7) $28.66 $59,610
Real Estate (8) (8) $28.33 $58,930
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,490 0.04 $25.59 $53,220


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 8,520 0.49 1.52 $23.13 $48,110
Florida 4,190 0.48 1.48 $17.07 $35,500
Texas 2,840 0.23 0.71 $16.70 $34,730
New York 2,660 0.28 0.87 $24.26 $50,460
Michigan 2,250 0.52 1.61 $19.80 $41,190




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 280 0.66 2.06 $17.10 $35,570
Oklahoma 920 0.57 1.76 $16.16 $33,620
New Hampshire 340 0.52 1.62 $19.98 $41,560
Michigan 2,250 0.52 1.61 $19.80 $41,190
Tennessee 1,500 0.50 1.55 $17.44 $36,280




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 1,070 0.32 1.01 $34.50 $71,750
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $30.00 $62,390
Minnesota 530 0.19 0.58 $24.99 $51,980
New Jersey 230 0.06 0.17 $24.56 $51,090
Alaska (8) (8) (8) $24.41 $50,770





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,810 0.61 1.90 $25.00 $52,010
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,000 0.21 0.64 $25.85 $53,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,860 0.58 1.82 $26.18 $54,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,840 0.60 1.88 $16.36 $34,040
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,080 0.41 1.28 $17.30 $35,980
St. Louis, MO-IL 850 0.62 1.94 $20.08 $41,780
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 850 0.57 1.76 $22.98 $47,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 740 0.30 0.93 $23.77 $49,440
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 660 2.18 6.77 $18.60 $38,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 640 0.23 0.73 $15.30 $31,830




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 660 2.18 6.77 $18.60 $38,690
Redding, CA 100 1.56 4.84 $16.24 $33,780
Oklahoma City, OK 640 1.03 3.19 $16.61 $34,560
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 50 0.93 2.88 $17.73 $36,870
St. Louis, MO-IL 850 0.62 1.94 $20.08 $41,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,810 0.61 1.90 $25.00 $52,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,840 0.60 1.88 $16.36 $34,040
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 590 0.59 1.84 $15.63 $32,510
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,860 0.58 1.82 $26.18 $54,460
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 850 0.57 1.76 $22.98 $47,790




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 630 0.31 0.97 $29.04 $60,410
Lewiston-Auburn, ME (8) (8) (8) $27.47 $57,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 230 0.05 0.15 $27.31 $56,810
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 50 0.06 0.20 $26.94 $56,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,860 0.58 1.82 $26.18 $54,460
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,000 0.21 0.64 $25.85 $53,770
Stockton-Lodi, CA (8) (8) (8) $25.43 $52,900
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (8) (8) (8) $25.02 $52,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,810 0.61 1.90 $25.00 $52,010
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 40 0.13 0.40 $24.95 $51,890

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 520 1.92 5.97 $19.31 $40,150
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.35 1.10 $18.51 $38,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 130 1.12 3.50 $30.10 $62,600
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 90 1.21 3.78 $15.32 $31,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 0.96 $25.29 $52,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 520 1.92 5.97 $19.31 $40,150
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 90 1.21 3.78 $15.32 $31,860
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 130 1.12 3.50 $30.10 $62,600
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.35 1.10 $18.51 $38,500
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 0.96 $25.29 $52,600

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 130 1.12 3.50 $30.10 $62,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $28.06 $58,360
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 0.96 $25.29 $52,600
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $24.56 $51,080
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $23.99 $49,900


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020