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Job Description
Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. Usually requires specific training and State or Federal certification.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 37-3012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 35,720.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
- Currently, there are 25,230 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation”.
Also Known As…
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
- Tree and Shrub Technician
- Spray Technician
- Spray Applicator
- Pesticide Applicator
- Pest Control Technician
- Licensed Pesticide Applicator
- Lawn Technician
- Lawn Specialist
- Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician)
- Chemical Applicator
- Weed Sprayer
- Weed Inspector
- Weed Eradicator
- Weed Controller
- Spray Mixer
- Residential Lawn Specialist
- Plant Sprayer
- Pest Locator
- Orchard Sprayer
- Lawn and Garden Technician
- Knapsack Sprayer
- Insecticide Sprayer
- Hydro-Sprayer Operator
- Herbicide Sprayer
- Hand Sprayer
- Hand Spray Operator
- Fumigator
- Fruit Sprayer
- Eradicator
- Commercial Lawn Specialist
- Certified Pesticide Applicator
- Applicator Sprayer
- Applicator
- Agricultural Service Worker
Tasks for “Tree and Shrub Worker”
- Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
- Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
- Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
- Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
- Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities.
- Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.
- Plant grass with seed spreaders and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.
- Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
- Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cold foggers
- Power sprayers
- Chemical-resistant suits
- Chemical protection gloves
- Seed spreaders
- Measuring containers
- Laptop computers
- Mechanical aerosol generators
- Electrostatic spray guns
- Broadcast boom sprayers
- Face masks
- Backpack sprayers
- Air purifying respirators
- Protective safety glasses
- Truck mounted sprayers
- Measuring tapes
- Thermal foggers
- Tablet computers
- Protective face shields
- Handheld pump sprayers
- Chemical-resistant footwear
- Safety goggles
- Boom sprayers
- Personal computers
- Digital flowmeters
- Digital stopwatches
- Customer database software
- Unit conversion software
- Materials inventory software
- Rate calculation software