Pest Control Workers

Job 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.

Pest Control Workers spend a lot of their time Communicating with Persons Outside Organization. They are naturally good at Oral Comprehension, Flexibility of Closure, Oral Expression, and Speech Recognition. Pest Control Workers are typically characterized as being Realistic and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, and Sales and Marketing and are skilled at Critical Thinking and Coordination.

Work Activities

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Getting Information
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Processing Information
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  

Abilities

Oral Comprehension
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Oral Expression
  
Speech Recognition
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Near Vision
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Far Vision
  
Speech Clarity
  
Trunk Strength
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Control Precision
  
Information Ordering
  
Written Comprehension
  
Number Facility
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Originality
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Category Flexibility
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Written Expression
  
Response Orientation
  
Time Sharing
  
Visualization
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Speed of Closure
  
Depth Perception
  
Selective Attention
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Static Strength
  
Glare Sensitivity
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  
Memorization
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Spatial Orientation
  
Reaction Time
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Auditory Attention
  
Stamina
  
Speed of Limb Movement
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Rate Control
  
Peripheral Vision
  
Sound Localization
  
Night Vision
  

Interests

Realistic
  
Conventional
  
Enterprising
  
Investigative
  
Social
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
  
Education and Training
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Chemistry
  
Mathematics
  
Clerical
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Law and Government
  
Administration and Management
  
Biology
  
Computers and Electronics
  
English Language
  
Mechanical
  
Building and Construction
  
Design
  
Production and Processing
  
Communications and Media
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Food Production
  
Transportation
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Physics
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Geography
  
Telecommunications
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Psychology
  
Foreign Language
  

Wages

District of Columbia
$44,930  
 
Wyoming
$43,810  
 
Maine
$40,110  
 
Massachusetts
$38,880  
 
Arizona
$37,510  
 
Washington
$37,460  
 
New Hampshire
$37,230  
 
New Jersey
$37,120  
 
Minnesota
$36,740  
 
Maryland
$35,920  
 
Vermont
$35,690  
 
Colorado
$35,190  
 
Wisconsin
$34,750  
 
Connecticut
$34,570  
 
Delaware
$34,500  
 
Michigan
$34,390  
 
Hawaii
$33,530  
 
Rhode Island
$32,490  
 
Georgia
$32,390  
 
California
$32,370  
 
Oregon
$32,150  
 
Virginia
$31,730  
 
New York
$31,130  
 
Iowa
$31,110  
 
Pennsylvania
$30,700  
 
Texas
$30,240  
 
Nebraska
$29,860  
 
Tennessee
$29,830  
 
Idaho
$29,820  
 
Kansas
$29,450  
 
Illinois
$29,310  
 
North Carolina
$29,120  
 
Indiana
$28,920  
 
New Mexico
$28,630  
 
Louisiana
$28,410  
 
West Virginia
$28,070  
 
South Dakota
$28,050  
 
Nevada
$28,040  
 
Missouri
$27,820  
 
Florida
$27,640  
 
South Carolina
$27,630  
 
Alabama
$27,200  
 
Mississippi
$27,120  
 
Utah
$26,790  
 
Ohio
$26,740  
 
Kentucky
$26,320  
 
Oklahoma
$25,650  
 
Arkansas
$25,570  
 
North Dakota
$19,920  
 
Puerto Rico
$19,770  
 

Skills

Critical Thinking
  
Coordination
  
Speaking
  
Active Listening
  
Persuasion
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Monitoring
  
Time Management
  
Mathematics
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Learning Strategies
  
Writing
  
Active Learning
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Systems Analysis
  
Operation and Control
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Service Orientation
  
Instructing
  
Negotiation
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Equipment Selection
  
Repairing
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Equipment Maintenance
  
Troubleshooting
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Operations Analysis
  
Science
  
Programming
  
Technology Design
  

Work Values

Independence
  
Support
  
Relationships
  
Achievement
  
Working Conditions
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Cooperation
  
Integrity
  
Dependability
  
Self Control
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Attention to Detail
  
Independence
  
Initiative
  
Concern for Others
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Innovation
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Persistence
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Leadership
  
Social Orientation
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Telephone
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Contact With Others
  
Time Pressure
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Level of Competition
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Consequence of Error
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Physical Proximity
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Letters and Memos
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Degree of Automation
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Public Speaking
  
Work Schedules
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  

-Every day-

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Telephone
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Electronic Mail
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Standing
  

-Limited freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Never-

Exposed to Radiation
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Public Speaking
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Letters and Memos
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Letters and Memos
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Electronic Mail
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Time Pressure
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Telephone
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Letters and Memos
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Time Pressure
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Telephone
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Public Speaking
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Letters and Memos
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Time Pressure
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Electronic Mail
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Telephone
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Very important-

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

Record work activities performed.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and check for leaks.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Record work activities performed.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  
Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and check for leaks.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Record work activities performed.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and check for leaks.
  
Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Record work activities performed.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Record work activities performed.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and check for leaks.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Record work activities performed.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and check for leaks.
  
Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Record work activities performed.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Record work activities performed.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.
  
Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
  
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over marshlands, ditches, and catch-basins.
  
Clean work site after completion of job.
  
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall and roof porosity, and access to infested locations.
  
Direct and/or assist other workers in treatment and extermination processes to eliminate and control rodents, insects, and weeds.
  
Record work activities performed.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
  
Study preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
  
Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedure and provide drainage, using broom, mop, shovel, and rake.
  
Set mechanical traps and place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, and ditches.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Less than a High School Diploma
  
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
  
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
  
Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Doctoral Degree