Employment Percentage: 
-8.5951940850277
SOC ID: 
37-2021
SOC Title: 
Pest Control Workers
ONET ID: 
37-2021.00
ONET Concat ID: 
37202100
Median Salary: 
39613.03
Ed Level High School: 
90.239998
Ed Level Certificate: 
8.79
Ed Level Some College: 
0.59
Ed Level Associates: 
0.38
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Record work activities performed.</li><li>Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.</li><li>Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.</li><li>Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.</li><li>Clean work site after completion of job.</li><li>Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.</li><li>Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.</li><li>Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.</li><li>Direct or assist other workers in treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
25826.59
Top Annual Earnings: 
71419.16
Title Slug: 
pest-control-worker