Occupational Employment Statistics
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.
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 360 | 42 | $26.66/hr | $18.28/hr | $19.19/hr | $25.46/hr | $29.38/hr | $41.67/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 490 | $24.76/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | N/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.