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Pest Control Worker: Job Description, Pay, and Skills Needed

Pest control workers spray or release chemical solutions and set traps to eliminate pests like mice, termites, and roaches in buildings and surrounding areas. They clean infested areas, remove blockages, dig up weeds, and ensure proper sealing during fumigation processes. With an annual wage range of $24,290-$36,750, the job involves hands-on tasks requiring basic math, chemistry skills, and physical strength. It's an opportunity to help the community while earning a competitive salary and enjoying mechanical activities.

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Pest Control Worker: Job Description, Pay, and Skills Needed

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  1. The bug killers By: ------

  2. Job Description • Spray or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill pests and vermin such as mice, termites, roaches, that infest buildings and surroundings areas. • Clean and remove blockages from infested areas. • Dig up or burn weeds. • Cut or bore openings in buildings or surroundings.

  3. Annual pay • Annual wage range $24,290-$36,750 • Weekly pay $24,290 ÷ 52=$ 467.12 • Hourly pay $467.12 ÷ 40=$11.68 • Overtime: Double time $11.68 x 46=$537.28

  4. Tasks Or educational training • Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, using rule, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service. • Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and check for leaks. • Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated.

  5. Interests • Prefer to work with tools and objects rather than people and words. Pest control workers must have basic math skills and chemistry and writing. • Enjoys mechanical activities • enjoy mechanical activities • like work that requires physical strength • Typical jobs in crafts: auto technician, cook, carpenter, truck driver, farmer, electrician, aircraft mechanic

  6. Why become a pest control worker • You get paid a good amount of money. • Its a lot better then most jobs. • You help out the community. • If you like to communicate you get to talk to people all the time daily.

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