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Pest Control Worker

Pest Control Worker

  • Ideal for those who enjoy problem-solving and working hands-on to protect homes.
  • Safeguard health and property by managing pest infestations effectively.
  • Unique chance to learn about pest behavior and innovative control methods.
💰 Earn $37K-$49K
📚 High School Diploma or GED

Overview

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

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

13,100 Annually

Median Earnings

$44,840 in California
$43,470 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Record work activities performed.
  • Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
  • Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.
  • Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
  • Clean work site after completion of job.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Writing

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

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