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Career: 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 botanical crops. Usually requires specific training and State or Federal certification.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas. |
99
|
Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators and pumps or portable spray equipment. |
97
|
Clean and service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, and/or hand tools. |
95
|
Mix pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. |
90
|
Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions. |
88
|
Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes in order to direct spray over designated areas. |
85
|
Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities. |
37
|
Plant grass with seed spreaders, and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw. |
31
|
Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
67
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
66
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
66
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
65
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
65
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
61
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
59
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
58
|
Getting Information
|
58
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
57
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
56
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
55
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
55
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
55
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
52
|
Processing Information
|
52
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
50
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
49
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
49
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
49
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
47
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
45
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
43
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
43
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
42
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
42
|
Thinking Creatively
|
41
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
40
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
36
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
35
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
33
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
30
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
29
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
23
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
21
|
Interacting With Computers
|
17
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
17
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
9
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|