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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
- Licensed Pesticide Applicator
- Lawn Technician
- Lawn Specialist
- Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician)
- Chemical Applicator
- Weed Sprayer
- Weed Inspector
- Weed Eradicator
- Weed Controller
- Tree and Shrub Worker
- Spray Mixer
- Residential Lawn Specialist
- Plant Sprayer
- Pest Locator
- Pest Control Technician
- 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 “Pest Control Technician”
- Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
- Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
- Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.
- Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
- Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- 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.
- Plant grass with seed spreaders and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.
- Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals.
- Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Backpack sprayers
- Measuring containers
- Air purifying respirators
- Digital flowmeters
- Mechanical aerosol generators
- Electrostatic spray guns
- Thermal foggers
- Chemical protection gloves
- Handheld pump sprayers
- Safety goggles
- Boom sprayers
- Chemical-resistant suits
- Measuring tapes
- Digital stopwatches
- Protective safety glasses
- Face masks
- Protective face shields
- Tablet computers
- Cold foggers
- Seed spreaders
- Laptop computers
- Chemical-resistant footwear
- Broadcast boom sprayers
- Power sprayers
- Truck mounted sprayers
- Unit conversion software
- Materials inventory software
- Customer database software
- Rate calculation software