ISA arborist certification visible
Certified arborist status appears on climber profiles.
Landscaping & Tree Services
Removals, trimming, storm damage cleanup. Certified arborists + ground crew. ShiftSee staffs the whole crew.
The moment that matters
Wednesday 8 AM. You've got a large tree removal today — 40-foot fir taking up two customer lots. Your crew of 4 planned: 1 climber, 2 ground crew, 1 chipper operator. Your chipper operator texted — stuck, not coming. Without someone running the chipper, brush piles up and the whole day stretches past the customer's deadline.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Certified arborist status appears on climber profiles.
Specific skill tiers for climbers, ground crew, and equipment operators.
Most tree work requires bonded + insured contractors. Shifters flag compliance.
Storm cleanups fire Broadcast Shifts to connected crew.
Typical roles and rates
Typical shifter rates by role and region. Rates are always negotiable on ShiftSee — the numbers below are where most shifts land.
| Role | Vancouver Island | BC Metro | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arborist / Tree climber (ISA-certified) | $28-50/hr | $30-55/hr | $28-55/hr |
| Ground crew / Groundsman | $22-32/hr | $24-34/hr | $22-34/hr |
| Chipper operator | $24-34/hr | $26-36/hr | $24-36/hr |
Why ShiftSee works here
Most of your shift work isn't new work. It's the same work, done again. The same weekend crew. The same specialty staff for peak events. The same closers on a Friday night. ShiftSee is built for that reality — every connection you make gets stronger the more you use it, and every shifter's rating and reliability follows them across every business they work with. After six months, you've built a trusted private crew that compounds in value month over month.
Getting started
(free). 2 minutes.
Everyone you'd text first when a shift opens up. They sign up, connect to you, and they're ready.
Schedule one. Broadcast one. Whatever hurts most.
Pat Rousseau, our co-founder, personally onboards every new business in the first 60 days. He'll walk you through setup, answer questions, and stay available by text during your first week live.
No subscription. No setup fees. You only pay when a shift happens. If ShiftSee saves you a single bad-day disaster, it's paid for itself several times over.
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