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Pest Control Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$45,250
United States, 2025
Employment
102,620
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.
- O*NET code
- 37-2021.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Record work activities performed.
- Clean work site after completion of job.
- Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.
- Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
- Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients.
- Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
- Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
- Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$34,680
25th percentile
$37,440
75th percentile
$49,600
90th percentile
$61,890
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.6
- Speaking3.6
- Writing3.6
- Time Management3.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
- Service Orientation3.3
- Negotiation3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Active Learning3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.6 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Pest Control WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno, NV | $58,910 | 160 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $58,380 | 670 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $55,390 | 100 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $53,380 | 1,210 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $53,050 | 590 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | $52,700 | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | $51,300 | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $50,440 | 50 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $50,420 | 110 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $50,110 | 570 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $49,940 | 4,380 | 2025 |
| SD | $49,920 | 190 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $49,750 | 180 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | $49,550 | 200 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $49,460 | 50 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | $49,460 | 30 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $49,330 | 150 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $49,240 | 540 | 2025 |
| NV | $49,240 | 790 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | $49,030 | 90 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.