# 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.

- Code: 37-2021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 37-2021)
- Family: [Building & Grounds](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-37), one of its 10 occupations
- Tasks: 13 tasks (9 core and 4 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2021.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/37-2021.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Record work activities performed.  
   Core task · Task 7974 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2015
2. Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.  
   Core task · Task 7975 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
3. Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.  
   Core task · Task 20759 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
4. Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.  
   Core task · Task 7976 · Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2015
5. Clean work site after completion of job.  
   Core task · Task 7977 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
6. Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.  
   Core task · Task 7979 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
7. Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.  
   Core task · Task 20760 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
8. Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.  
   Core task · Task 7983 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
9. Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.  
   Core task · Task 7978 · Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2015
10. Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7981 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2015
11. Set mechanical traps, or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7985 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
12. Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7982 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015
13. Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedures and provide drainage, using brooms, mops, shovels, or rakes.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7986 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2015

## More in Building & Grounds

- [Building Cleaning Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2019.00): no tasks listed
- [First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-1011.00): 26 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-1012.00): 28 tasks
- [Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3019.00): no tasks listed
- [Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2011.00): 21 tasks
- [Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3011.00): 26 tasks
- [Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-2012.00): 20 tasks
- [Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3012.00): 10 tasks
- [Tree Trimmers and Pruners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/37-3013.00): 24 tasks

## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.