According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Record work activities performed. | 92% |
| Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations. | 87% |
| Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients. | 86% |
| Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated. | 83% |
| Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins. | 79% |
| Clean work site after completion of job. | 78% |
| Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment. | 77% |
| Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service. | 74% |
| Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation. | 73% |
| Set mechanical traps, or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches. | 71% |
| Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds. | 71% |
| Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground. | 69% |
| Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedures and provide drainage, using brooms, mops, shovels, or rakes. | 68% |
| Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building, and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and to check for leaks. | 54% |
| Dig up and burn weeds, or spray them with herbicides. | 44% |
