Pest control workers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

84.1k

Average Age

40.7

Estimated Job Growth

8.45%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$40,601

Average Male Salary

$41,117

Average Female Salary

$30,579

About

Pest control workers are most often employed by the Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) industry. The average yearly wage for Pest control workers was $40,601 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Pest control workers are St. Lucie County (South) PUMA, FL, Mint Hill & Matthews (North) Towns PUMA, NC, and Hawaii County PUMA, HI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pest control workers are St. Lucie County (South) PUMA, FL, Mint Hill & Matthews (North) Towns PUMA, NC, and Hawaii County PUMA, HI.

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Employment and salary information for the Pest control workers workforce. Pest control workers workforce in 2021 was 84,133 people, of which 4.9% were women and 95.1% were men. Pest control workers are paid most in Bakersfield City (West) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in St. Lucie County (South) PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

80,007

Male Workforce

± 6.94k

4,126

Female Workforce

± 1.58k

The Pest control workers workforce in 2021 was 84,133 people (4.9% women and 95.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 33.7% between 2014 (62,924) and 2021 (84,133).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pest control workers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($54,541), Minnesota ($52,628), and South Dakota ($52,603).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$40,601

AVERAGE WAGE

#374 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Pest control workers earned an average of $40,601, $18,995 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Pest control workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.292

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Pest control workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.292, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pest control workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pest control workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Pest control workers and on wages for those in the field. Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) is the industry that employs the most Pest control workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Pest control workers, by average wage, is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals ($49,381).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

84.1k

2021 Workforce

± 7,119

4.01%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.6%

This graphic shows the share of Pest control workers employed by various industries. Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) employs the largest share of Pest control workers at 98.6%, followed by Landscaping services with 0.956% and Farming with 0.47%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pest control workers in the US. The workforce of Pest control workers in 2021 was 84,133 people, with 4.9% woman, and 95.1% men. The average age of male Pest control workers in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Pest control workers is 37.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pest control workers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Pest control workers in 2021 was 84,133 people, with 4.9% woman, and 95.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,095 people), 30 to 34 years (10,922 people), and 35 to 39 years (10,483 people). Among them they concentrated 39.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 19.2% of Pest control workers workers were Hispanic and 80.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (76.7%), Puerto Rican (17.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.97)%

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Races

In 2021, 73.9% of the Pest control workers workforce were White, of which 5.24% were women and 94.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.7%) and Two or More Races (6.94%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Pest control workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Pest control workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Pest control workers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Pest control workers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Pest control workers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,520 people), Agriculture (788 people), and Biology (717 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Pest control workers workers were High School or Equivalent (37,420 people), Some college (23,051 people), and Bachelors Degree (9,035 people).

The graphic shows the Pest control workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Pest control workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pest control workers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Pest Control Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Pest Control Workers are expected to see a growth of 8.45% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

8.45%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Pest control workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.