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Pest management worker

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Exterminator Fumigator Pest control service technician Pest control technician Pest control worker Pest management professional Pest management worker Worker in pest management activities

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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring equipment for spraying pests and weeds;
(b) Mixing chemicals according to instructions;
(c) Covering areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions;
(d) Spraying or releasing chemical solutions or toxic gases and setting traps to kill pests and vermin, such as mice, termites and roaches;
(e) Lifting, pushing and swinging nozzles, hoses and tubes in order to direct spray over designated areas;
(f) Filling sprayer tanks with water and chemicals;
(g) Cleaning and servicing machinery to ensure operating efficiency.

Knowledge

  • Chemistry
  • Community sanitation
  • Crop and livestock production
  • Law
  • Biology

Digital competencies

  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Performing general clerical and administrative tasks
  • Using precision measuring equipment
  • Management skills

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Other craft and related workers

Fumigators and other pest and weed controllers

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Fumigators and other pest and weed controllers

110

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

47,62%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

7,84% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

66,36%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

8,18%

Part-time contracts

1,12% Turnover index

19

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

5%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

73%

27%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Other craft and related workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Fumigators and other pest and weed controllers

No experience
12%
Less than 1 year
15%
Between 1 and 2 years
21%
Between 2 and 4 years
30%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
18%
Manufacturing
24%
Administrative and support service activities
18%
Other service activities
16%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Information and communication
8%
Others
23%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.