Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation resume
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Also called pesticide handlers sprayers and applicators vegetation, agricultural service worker, applicator and applicator sprayer.
$46,340
Median pay a year
27,050
People do this work
6
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Operating grounds maintenance equipment
Preparing chemicals for application
Treating greenery or surfaces
Inspecting landscaping
Cleaning equipment and supplies
Planting greenery
Maintaining equipment or systems
Instructing staff in work policies
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Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation
Summary
Pesticide handler mixing and applying pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides on trees, shrubs, lawns, and crops. Responsible for preparing mixtures, operating machinery, and identifying plant diseases for treatment
Experience
Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Mixed pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops
Filled sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, following specific formulas
Lifted, pushed, and swung nozzles, hoses, and tubes to spray designated areas
Identified lawn or plant diseases to decide on treatment methods
Covered areas with pesticides, considering weather, droplet sizes, and obstructions
Started motors and used machinery like sprayer agitators or pumps
Cleaned and serviced machinery with water, gasoline, and hand tools
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating grounds maintenance equipment, Preparing chemicals for application, Treating greenery or surfaces, Cleaning equipment and supplies, Planting greenery
Core Skills
Inspecting landscaping, Driver's license, Maintaining equipment or systems, Instructing staff in work policies
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Mixed pesticides and herbicidesFilled sprayer tanks with waterLifted and directed spray nozzlesIdentified plant diseases for treatmentCleaned and serviced machineryProvided driving instructions to drivers
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Filled sprayer tanks with water and chemicals according to specific formulas for effective application
Identified plant diseases and determined appropriate treatments to ensure healthy vegetation.
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Filled sprayer tanks with water and chemicals several times each shift according to specific formulas for effective application
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Several times each shiftA few times dailyMost days of the week
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Identified plant diseases and determined appropriate treatments to ensure healthy vegetation.
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Health of plants improvedFewer plants diedGrowth rates increased
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The work itself
What a Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation does
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Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification.
What it pays
How much does a Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$39,160
Median
$46,340
75th percentile
$51,240
About 27,050 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$38,420
$43,440
$46,370
AR
$35,040
$37,860
$44,720
AZ
$46,700
$48,630
$55,100
CA
$38,940
$45,070
$53,400
CO
$44,780
$47,020
$60,370
DE
$49,360
$54,190
$54,190
FL
$38,600
$45,210
$47,310
GA
$36,190
$39,080
$46,340
HI
$39,310
$51,240
$54,540
IA
$40,040
$46,740
$48,520
ID
$46,690
$47,630
$48,140
IL
$43,660
$48,280
$50,760
IN
$46,280
$48,500
$53,380
KS
$43,050
$49,090
$54,470
KY
$36,520
$39,380
$47,120
LA
$25,750
$26,220
$48,700
MA
$51,850
$62,980
$63,320
MD
$38,910
$44,440
$46,330
ME
$37,800
$40,200
$40,210
MI
$37,500
$44,460
$47,630
MN
$45,570
$49,030
$56,650
MO
$38,560
$44,990
$48,600
MS
$26,970
$35,770
$50,470
MT
$35,810
$37,760
$46,070
NC
$41,000
$48,240
$51,840
ND
$46,800
$50,490
$56,160
NE
$41,490
$47,500
$49,230
NJ
$41,120
$44,330
$49,010
NM
$32,660
$38,740
$46,940
NV
$42,930
$48,030
$70,540
NY
$45,760
$48,380
$55,120
OH
$40,560
$50,060
$55,020
OK
$33,040
$36,870
$42,310
OR
$48,020
$51,590
$61,260
PA
$44,760
$48,870
$52,330
RI
$40,000
$48,360
$59,200
SC
$35,660
$38,100
$44,190
SD
$39,050
$46,320
$48,450
TN
$45,480
$47,340
$49,610
UT
$41,600
$45,430
$58,460
VA
$40,670
$48,610
$57,600
WA
$41,610
$47,360
$54,530
WI
$44,280
$46,190
$55,350
WY
$46,780
$49,190
$50,990
Other names
Other names for this job
pesticide handlers sprayers and applicators vegetation, agricultural service worker, applicator, applicator sprayer, certified pesticide applicator, chemical applicator, commercial lawn specialist, crop applicator, custom applicator, eradicator, fertilizer applicator, fruit sprayer.
More names for this work
fumigator, hand spray operator, hand sprayer, herbicide sprayer, hydro sprayer operator, insecticide sprayer, integrated pest management technician, ipm technician, knapsack sprayer, lawn and garden technician, lawn care specialist, lawn specialist, lawn spray technician, lawn technician, licensed pesticide applicator, orchard sprayer, pest control technician, pest locator, pest technician, pesticide applicator, plant sprayer, residential lawn specialist, spray applicator, spray mixer, spray technician, sprayer, tree and shrub technician, tree and shrub worker, weed controller, weed eradicator, weed inspector, weed sprayer.
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Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation
Already yours: Operating grounds maintenance equipment, Preparing chemicals for application, Treating greenery or surfaces
4 of the 8 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$46,340 a year
What you have not done yet. Cleaning equipment and supplies, Planting greenery, Maintaining equipment or systems
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Already yours: Operating grounds maintenance equipment, Preparing chemicals for application, Treating greenery or surfaces
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This page is about the occupation Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.