Skills
43 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
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Essential skills / competences
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Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
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Overview
Pesticides sprayers mix and apply pesticides, insecticides, fungicides and other chemical solutions on plants, trees, lawns and designated outdoor areas.
In job descriptions, look for chemical mixing, sprayers, plant protection, pest or weed control, equipment cleaning, safety inspections, protective equipment, outdoor work and activity reports.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is practical outdoor application of chemical plant treatments. A pesticides sprayer prepares mixtures, checks spraying equipment, applies products to the right area and leaves equipment clean and safe afterward.
Skills and specializations
Important skills include safe pesticide use, chemical mixing, plant and weed control, protective equipment, activity reports, equipment inspections and adapting work to weather and site conditions.
Salary context
Salary context depends on season length, travel between sites, chemical responsibility, reporting duties, equipment type, weather exposure and whether the role includes inventory or customer advice.
Career paths
Career paths can lead toward pest management, vegetation control, horticulture support, small business operation, technical product advice or supervision of spraying teams.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the crops, lawns or trees treated, sprayer type, protective equipment, report sheets, chemical storage, outdoor schedule and responsibility for maintaining equipment.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
pest management worker (7544.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/509f9452-ed18-4fbf-8a4c-d45de85aa2f7 |
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| ESCO code | 7544.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 7544 |
| Concept type | Occupation |