Finding climbing work: where tree jobs are posted

There is no single place where all tree work is posted. A job might sit on a government board, on a trade association page, on a forum or on the company's own site. This guide names the boards the official and industry pages describe, country by country. Ad counts change daily.

Boards by country

Country	Government board	Trade boards
United States	USAJOBS (federal)	ISA Career Center, TCIA Career Center, UAA
Canada	Job Bank	ISA Ontario, ISA Atlantic, SIAQ
United Kingdom	Find a job	Arboricultural Association Job Finder
Australia	Workforce Australia	Arboriculture Australia, QAA
New Zealand	Work and Income, Government jobs	NZ Arb job listings

One board covers every country in the table. Arbjobs says it promotes tree surgery jobs in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Job seekers register for a free account. Employers pay to advertise.

United States

On the ISA Career Center, the page says all users can browse its listings, but only ISA members can post new positions. Each row shows a job title, city, state, category and posting date. The categories include Climber, Supervisor, Municipal, Utility and Consultant. On October 5, 2026 the newest row was posted on October 1, and the rows included a New York City Parks climber and pruner post and, under Municipal, a City of Madison Arborist 1 post marked as open to trainees.

The tree care industry has the TCIA Career Center, which is a job board. You can search it without signing in. A search for the word climber on October 5, 2026 returned 1,180 results, so the keyword is broad and the results include more than climbing crew work. Cards show pay and position type where the employer gave them. One climber card read US$25 to US$35 per hour, full time. The home page also showed a tree company seeking an on-call snow technician, so not every ad on the board is for climbing.

The Utility Arborist Association runs a job board for utility work. The page says it is for members and anyone else looking for a change or needing to hire, and that postings stay listed for 45 days. The search has a country filter.

Federal land jobs sit on USAJOBS, which you can search without signing in. A search for forestry technician on October 5, 2026 returned Forest Service posts marked open to the public, temporary and full time, starting at US$17.47 per hour at grade GS 3 (a forestry aid post) and US$19.52 per hour at grade GS 5. A search for arborist returned one job, a prison horticulture instructor post, and a search for tree climber returned none, so federal tree climbing posts are occasional.

Big tree companies also hire through their own career pages.

Canada

Job Bank is run by the Government of Canada. On its Find a job page you can search postings and filter by hours of work, benefits and salary. The page describes a free email job alert service that sends postings daily, and a Standard and a Plus account type. Its employer page says employers can advertise for free.

A search for the word arborist on October 5, 2026 returned 26 results, sorted by date posted. Some Job Bank ads are relayed from other job sites, so the same ad can show up in two places.

Provincial chapters of ISA carry their own ads.

In Ontario, the ISA Ontario job board showed arborist apprentice and municipal forestry ads, with search by keyword and location. Its post-a-job page lists a non-member price of CA$180 for one ad for 60 days and says each ad is approved before it appears.
In the Atlantic provinces, the ISA Atlantic job board shows employer ads as posted files with an apply link. It held one ad on October 5, 2026.
In Quebec, the SIAQ home page points to job offers from its members for arborists, climbers and groundworkers. It also says the roll-out of arboriculture certificates in Quebec has started, with details on the Quebec government site.

Line clearance near power lines has its own route in Quebec. Hydro-Quebec says on its arborist page that it wants more arboriculture firms authorised to prune and fell near its distribution network. Its training list for the workers of authorised firms includes a safety code course for distribution work, and a refresher it calls mandatory every 5 years.

United Kingdom

The government's Find a job service lets you search and apply for full or part-time jobs in England, Scotland and Wales, according to its page. The page links to a separate Advertise a job page for employers.

The Arboricultural Association runs a Job Finder with an alerts mailing list you can opt in to. The page says that when an employer asks to advertise, the association checks the salary offered and may raise concerns if it looks too low. On October 5, 2026 most ads were consultant and officer posts, such as a council arboricultural officer role with a stated salary band of £33,673 to £37,563 per year, not crew posts. Employers pay to advertise: the advertising page lists £275, £330 and £660 plus VAT for two, four and six week listings, with 10 percent off for association members and Approved Contractors.

The association's where to find jobs page also names Arbjobs, CTC Recruitment, Horticulture Jobs and Indeed.

Australia

Workforce Australia has a Find a job search with filters for industry, work type and tenure. Its employer page lists advertising a job among its free services.

Arboriculture Australia is the national industry body. Its job board submission page says it will advertise any arb related job and that, at this point in time, posting is free. Members post through the members portal. Non-members send a form for review. Its Career Hub points to a list of registered training organisations for the Certificate III in Arboriculture.

The Queensland Arboricultural Association has a jobs page for arborists. It says you submit applications directly to the hiring companies. One listed Queensland firm asks for a current HR or MR truck licence and offers a paid one-day trial. The association lists free employment advertising among its membership benefits.

The Horticulture Jobs site has an arboriculture category for groundsman, climbing or EWP arborist (Certificate III) and consulting arborist (Diploma) roles. Ads show a pay range, for example AU$38 to AU$48 per hour for a Queensland firm.

New Zealand

NZ Arb, the industry association, runs job listings on its site. Cards show who published the ad, the date and the place. On October 5, 2026 they included a trainee arborist role in Hastings, a council arborist role and a two-position climbing arborist role in the Bay of Plenty. Employers submit by email. The page says listings are priced at NZ$200 per month, and that corporate members get at least one free listing per year, or more depending on membership level.

Work and Income has a where to look for jobs page. It describes searching and applying for jobs in MyMSD, and links to other job sites and to the New Zealand Government jobs board, which lists public service roles.

Council and storm work

Councils hire arborists directly. One New Zealand council ad on the NZ Arb board describes a permanent full-time arborist role covering tree and park maintenance in public spaces. It asks for a formal qualification in arboriculture, three to five years of experience, police vetting and a pre-employment alcohol and drug screen. It says to apply through the council's own site, not through SEEK. It also says applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in New Zealand, and that people already living there are considered first.

Council roles also turn up in the other countries: City of Madison and NYC Parks on the ISA board, and the Mississauga and municipal roles on the Ontario board.

In these ads, storm work was part of an ordinary job, not a separate listing. The council role includes responding to storm damage and emergency tree work when required. A New Zealand climbing arborist ad offers time and a half for emergency callout work.

What employers ask for

Ads differ by country, and none of them is a rule. They show what these employers wrote on October 5, 2026.

A US crew leader ad lists ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Certified Tree Worker and TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional as preferred, plus relevant pesticide licences. The ad says new hires complete a first aid, CPR and defensive driving course after hire, and the ad says job equipment and safety gear are provided.
A Calgary arborist ad on Job Bank lists ISA certification, an arboriculture trade certification and a chemical application certificate or licence, with pay of CA$25 to CA$35 per hour, to be negotiated.
A Queensland ad asks for a current HR or MR truck licence.
A New Zealand climbing arborist ad asks for a Level 3 or Level 4 arboriculture qualification or equivalent proven experience, and a Class 1 driver licence.

The same ad often asks for a driver licence, and sometimes a heavier class. See the guide on certifications by country for what each credential is and who issues it. A credential named in an ad is something the employer asks for. It is not the same as a legal requirement to climb.

On this site

On this site, the jobs page shows sample listings while the site is in preview. The climbers page also shows sample climber profiles for the same reason. Neither holds real vacancies yet.