Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
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Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.
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Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 72% chance of automation.
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Growth
The number of 'Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation' job openings is expected to rise 5.1% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation' was $44,070, or $21 per hour
'Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation' were paid 8.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 23,520 people employed as 'Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 6 thousand people are employed as 'Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation'.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 37-3012.00
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