Occupation Atlaspest management worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/21cba86a-68c5-456c-aec2-cc04840b3c0e
pest management worker
Pest management workers identify, eliminate and repel pests by applying specific chemical solutions, setting traps and other equipment to control pests such as rats, mice and cockroaches. They apply pesticides and clean and remove pests after extermination. Their tasks might include elimination of fungi, moisture or insects. They inform and advise clients, residents and facility owners on after care and preventive methods to keep away pests.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.85
- C Conventional4.17
- I Investigative2.94
- E Enterprising2.21
- S Social1.67
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Pest Control Workers (37-2021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- European pesticide legislation
- chemical products
- communicate with customers
- decide on infestation treatment type
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- herbicides
- identify infestation source
- integrated pest management
- national pesticide legislation
- perform mathematical calculations in pest management
- personal protective equipment
- pest biology
- pest management techniques
- pesticides
- preventative measures against pests
- report on pest inspections
- safe use of pesticides
- spray pesticides
- use personal protection equipment
Optional (12)
- advise on pest infestation prevention
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
- drive vehicles
- environmental engineering
- maintain customer service
- maintain inventory of pesticides
- maintain professional administration
- manage a small-to-medium business
- phytosanitary measures
- protect plants during pest control
- use pest detection sensors
- wood preservation
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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