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Pest Control Workers

$38.31K Median Salary 12.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 9.4% Job Growth

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About This Career

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

Reported Job Titles

Certified Pest Control Technician, Commercial Pest Control Technician, Exterminator, Pest Control Applicator, Pest Control Chemical Technician, Pest Control Operator, Pest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech), Pest Technician, Residential Pest Control Technician, Termite Technician

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Deductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Recognition

Written Expression

Far Vision

Inductive Reasoning

Category Flexibility

Flexibility of Closure

Information Ordering

Written Comprehension

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Control Precision

Extent Flexibility

Manual Dexterity

Selective Attention

Time Sharing

Trunk Strength

Visual Color Discrimination

Visualization

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Public Safety and Security

English Language

Skills

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Speaking

Writing

Time Management

Social Perceptiveness

Complex Problem Solving

Service Orientation

Active Learning

Coordination

Judgment and Decision Making

Negotiation

Persuasion

Management of Personnel Resources

Operation and Control

Operations Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Technology Skills

Word processing software

Video creation and editing software

Data base user interface and query software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Accounting software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Inventory management software

Tools

Animal control traps

Dusters

Hand sprayers

Fog or mist generators

Two way radios

Protective hood

Chemical tanks

Screwdrivers

Sprayers

Chemical resistant gloves

Respirators

Vacuum cleaners

Hazardous material protective footwear

Mixers or agitators

Rakes

Notebook computers

Power drills

Shovels

Digital cameras

Pneumatic hammer

Gas generators

Goggles

Photocopiers

Locking pliers

Light trucks or sport utility vehicles

Adjustable wrenches

Pocket calculator

Laser fax machine

Claw hammer

Hazardous material protective apparel

Brooms

Wet mops

Abilities

Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Time Sharing: The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Technology Skills

Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software
Inventory management software: Assisi Software Assisi Inventory