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What arborists make
Median
$62,000
Lower end
$44,000
Upper end
$85,000
Job Bank's range for arborists is $21 to $40.87 an hour, with a median of $30, about $62,000 a year full time. Utility line clearing (keeping trees off power lines for Hydro One, BC Hydro and others) is often unionized, and city forestry crews add pensions.