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Pest control technician
Key facts
This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is low. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4.7% (BLS).
The job
Fumigators and other pest and weed controllers (ISCO 7544). Fumigators and other pest and weed controllers use chemicals to remove harmful insects, small animals, wild plants and other unwanted organisms, to prevent damage to crops and to buildings and other structures and their surroundings, and to prevent health risks.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
14 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- exterminator
- fumigator
- lawn care chemical applicator
- pest control service technician
- pest control technician
- pest control worker
- pest management professional
- pest management worker
- pesticides applicator
- pesticides sprayer
- spray technician
- sprayer of pesticides
- trees sprayer
- worker in pest management activities
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.