Will “Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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“Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.
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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
Also Known As…
- 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
- Tree and Shrub Worker
- 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 “Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation”
- Plant grass with seed spreaders and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.
- 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.
- Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
- Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
- Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
- Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
- Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals.
- Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Handheld pump sprayers
- Seed spreaders
- Chemical-resistant footwear
- Power sprayers
- Truck mounted sprayers
- Cold foggers
- Protective face shields
- Air purifying respirators
- Thermal foggers
- Digital stopwatches
- Digital flowmeters
- Mechanical aerosol generators
- Safety goggles
- Measuring containers
- Tablet computers
- Protective safety glasses
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Electrostatic spray guns
- Boom sprayers
- Measuring tapes
- Chemical-resistant suits
- Face masks
- Broadcast boom sprayers
- Backpack sprayers
- Chemical protection gloves
- Customer database software
- Unit conversion software
- Rate calculation software
- Materials inventory software