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.
- Tasks
- 13 tasks9 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Building & GroundsOne of its 10 occupations
- Code
- 37-2021.00SOC 2018: 37-2021
What the work is made of
9 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Record work activities performed.Core taskTask 7974Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.Core taskTask 7975Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.Core taskTask 20759Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.Core taskTask 7976Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Clean work site after completion of job.Core taskTask 7977Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.Core taskTask 7979Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.Core taskTask 20760Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.Core taskTask 7983Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.Core taskTask 7978Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.Supplemental taskTask 7981Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Set mechanical traps, or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches.Supplemental taskTask 7985Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.Supplemental taskTask 7982Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedures and provide drainage, using brooms, mops, shovels, or rakes.Supplemental taskTask 7986Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 37-2021
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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