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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,340
United States, 2025
Employment
27,050
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification.
- O*NET code
- 37-3012.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
- Record information about pesticide applications, such as the type used and amount applied.
- Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
- Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
- Establish driving routes for pesticide applications.
- Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.
- Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,570
25th percentile
$39,160
75th percentile
$51,240
90th percentile
$61,420
Most important skills
- Time Management3.0
- Operations Monitoring3.0
- Operation and Control2.9
- Critical Thinking2.9
- Active Listening2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
- Social Perceptiveness2.9
- Reading Comprehension2.9
- Speaking2.8
- Coordination2.8
- Monitoring2.6
- Complex Problem Solving2.6
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 2 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, VegetationHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | $62,990 | — | 2025 |
| MA | $62,980 | — | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $58,550 | 100 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | $55,830 | 70 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $54,530 | 110 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $54,420 | 100 | 2025 |
| DE | $54,190 | 40 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | $51,640 | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | $51,590 | 290 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $51,270 | — | 2025 |
| HI | $51,240 | 60 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $51,220 | 330 | 2025 |
| ND | $50,490 | 280 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $50,350 | 70 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $50,150 | 30 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $50,150 | 430 | 2025 |
| OH | $50,060 | 490 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | $49,740 | 40 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $49,600 | — | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | $49,550 | 70 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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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.