How to become a tree worker or technician
Official title: Tree worker/technician
Also called: Tree cutter, Tree lopper, Tree pruner and trimmer, Tree technician, Tree worker, Tree lopper
Tree worker/technician prunes or treats trees or shrubs using handsaws, hand pruners, clippers, and power pruners. He/she works off the ground in the tree canopy and may use truck-mounted lifts or climbing and rigging tools.
Main tasks
- Loading, unloading and moving supplies, produce and equipment
- Assisting with planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $23,052 a year. The middle half earn $22,536 to $25,200 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a tree worker or technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $23,052 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $22,536 to $25,200.
Will AI change the work of a tree worker or technician?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026