Jobs / Physical work / 37-2021.00
Pest Control Workers
Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.
- US jobs
- 102,620
- Median wage
- $45,250 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of pest control workers?
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Record work activities performed.
- Clean work site after completion of job.
- Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
- Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
- Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.
- Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
- Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
- Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.
- Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
- Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
- Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
- Set mechanical traps, or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches.
Other job titles for this occupation (40)
Commercial Pest Control Technician (Commercial Pest Control Tech) · Exterminator · Pest Control Applicator · Pest Control Chemical Technician (Pest Control Chemical Tech) · Pest Control Operator · Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech) · Pest Technician (Pest Tech) · Residential Pest Control Technician (Residential Pest Control Tech) · Route Technician (Route Tech) · Termite Technician (Termite Tech) · Bed Bug Exterminator · Commercial Pest Control Representative · Commercial Technician (Commercial Tech) · Extermination Inspector · Fumigator · Hand Spray Operator · Insecticide Sprayer · Mosquito Control Technician (Mosquito Control Tech) · Mosquito Sprayer · Moth Exterminator · Pest Control Route Technician (Pest Control Route Tech) · Pest Control Service Professional · Pest Control Service Representative · Pest Control Service Technician (Pest Control Service Tech) · Pest Control Specialist · Rat Exterminator · Rodent Control Worker · Rodent Exterminator · Spray Worker · Sprayer · Termite Control Representative · Termite Control Service Technician (Termite Control Service Tech) · Termite Control Servicer · Termite Control Technician (Termite Control Tech) · Termite Exterminator · Termite Inspector · Termite Pest Control Technician (Termite Pest Control Tech) · Termite Renewal Inspector · Termite Treater · Tick Eradicator