DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

37-2021 Pest Control Workers

Occupational 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota N/A8N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 490145$18.42/hr$0.57/hr$12.54/hr$14.24/hr$16.83/hr$20.92/hr$27.52/hr
U S 79,4501,271$19.53/hr$0.21/hr$12.19/hr$14.74/hr$18.27/hr$23.56/hr$29.52/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Pest Control Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 430 $17.30/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 20 $11.76/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation210$19.87/hr-2.1%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers190$12.33/hr-2.5%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic20$16.55/hr-7.1%
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