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Pest Control Workers

District Of Columbia

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Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.

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Currently Employed: 38

Yearly Projected Openings: 0

Typical Hourly Wage: $20.24 - $26.91

Typical Annual Salary: $42,100 - $56,000

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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Record work activities performed.
Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations.
Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.
Clean work site after completion of job.
Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.
Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground.
Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation.
Direct or assist other workers in treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds.
Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment.
Dig up and burn, or spray weeds with herbicides.