Pest controller vs control room technician

The differences between pest controllers and control room technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a control room technician has an average salary of $58,352, which is higher than the $39,928 average annual salary of a pest controller.

The top three skills for a pest controller include pest control, pest management and pest problems. The most important skills for a control room technician are control room, control systems, and PLC.

Pest controller vs control room technician overview

	Pest Controller	Control Room Technician
Yearly salary	$39,928	$58,352
Hourly rate	$19.20	$28.05
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	16,235	62,523
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pest controller vs control room technician salary

Pest controllers and control room technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pest Controller	Control Room Technician
Average salary	$39,928	$58,352
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $66,000	Between $37,000 And $90,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	ASRC Federal	-
Best paying industry	Construction	-

Differences between pest controller and control room technician education

There are a few differences between a pest controller and a control room technician in terms of educational background:

	Pest Controller	Control Room Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	-	-

Pest controller vs control room technician demographics

Here are the differences between pest controllers' and control room technicians' demographics:

	Pest Controller	Control Room Technician
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 75.0% Female, 25.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 2.3% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 2.3% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pest controller and control room technician duties and responsibilities

Pest controller example responsibilities.

Apply exterior chemicals to manage and treat for insect and rodent infestations.
Compile, update, maintain all MSDS sheets.
Provide and maintain safe physical conditions for employees assign to spray duties, per OSHA standards.
Help maintain a safe and clean environment by setting traps and disposing properly of mice, snakes, bees, etc.
Coordinate with supply personnel, maintenance contractors and customers/users to ensure satisfactory conduct of support.
Enter data into handheld Juno Trimble GPS unit.

Control room technician example responsibilities.

Used calcium nitrates to treat the water to achieve a desire hardness to cause maximum effect of polymer.
Identify parameters indicative of an emergency condition and initiate designated actions, execute terminal shutdown and start-up procedures upon approval.
Train other associates on room controller and elite member blocking responsibilities.

Pest controller vs control room technician skills

Common pest controller skills

Pest Control, 45%
Pest Management, 12%
Pest Problems, 10%
Rakes, 8%
Shovels, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%

Common control room technician skills

Control Room, 56%
Control Systems, 10%
PLC, 10%
Audio Board, 6%
Distillation, 2%
Plant Operations, 2%

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