Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
SOC Code: 37-3012
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetations mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 90.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Time Management, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 90.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$45,200
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Job Growth
3.8%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Time Management
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Coordination
- •Complex Problem Solving
Common Tasks
- ✓Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- ✓Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
- ✓Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
- ✓Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
- ✓Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation