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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

37-2021 Pest Control Workers



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

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 67055$22.52/hr$13.40/hr$18.13/hr$20.53/hr$29.54/hr$34.86/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
ManufacturingN/AN/A
Professional and Business Services650$19.61/hr
Leisure and HospitalityN/AN/A
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change -10-
Southwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA 10$19.78/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 20$24.10/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 40$23.25/hrN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 40$23.03/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 40$28.48/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 560$18.47/hrN/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 570$18.47/hrN/A
Minnesota 670$20.53/hrN/A


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Meter Readers, Utilities 120$36.38/hr-12.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 230$40.23/hr4.5%
Log Graders and Scalers N/AN/AN/A


  • Record work activities performed.
  • Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.
  • Clean work site after completion of job.
  • Set mechanical traps or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches.
  • Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
  • Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
  • Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
  • Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
  • Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
  • Direct or assist other workers in treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.