Pest technician vs rodent control worker

The differences between pest technicians and rodent control workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rodent control worker has an average salary of $41,223, which is higher than the $33,467 average annual salary of a pest technician.

The top three skills for a pest technician include safety procedures, GRASS and ladders. The most important skills for a rodent control worker are pest control, inventory control, and rakes.

Pest technician vs rodent control worker overview

	Pest Technician	Rodent Control Worker
Yearly salary	$33,467	$41,223
Hourly rate	$16.09	$19.82
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	7,804	50,511
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Pest technician vs rodent control worker salary

Pest technicians and rodent control workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pest Technician	Rodent Control Worker
Average salary	$33,467	$41,223
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $23,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Las Vegas, NV	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Ecolab	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between pest technician and rodent control worker education

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

	Pest Technician	Rodent Control Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pest technician vs rodent control worker demographics

Here are the differences between pest technicians' and rodent control workers' demographics:

	Pest Technician	Rodent Control Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%	Male, 78.8% Female, 21.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 2.1% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 2.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pest technician and rodent control worker duties and responsibilities

Pest technician example responsibilities.

Apply exterior chemicals to manage and treat for insect and rodent infestations.
Implement EPA approve pest management and effectively complete all necessary paperwork/invoices.
Climb ladders and work in confine spaces.
Home inspection and termite treatments within the guidelines of the EPA and other government agencies with the use of control chemicals.
Implement IPM techniques using least environmentally invasive practices; apply commercial insecticides and herbicides when necessary.
Develop IPM training modules, organize and coordinate in-house educational training activities and conduct multiple presentations at department meetings and seminars.

Rodent control worker example responsibilities.

Apply exterior chemicals to manage and treat for insect and rodent infestations.
Implement front-end using JSP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSTL, jQuery and AJAX.
Used HTML and JavaScript for the client request validations and processing.
Coordinate with supply personnel, maintenance contractors and customers/users to ensure satisfactory conduct of support.
Enter data into handheld Juno Trimble GPS unit.

Pest technician vs rodent control worker skills

Common pest technician skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
GRASS, 18%
Ladders, 14%
Good Communication, 11%
Shovels, 10%
Federal Regulations, 9%

Common rodent control worker skills

Pest Control, 82%
Inventory Control, 8%
Rakes, 8%
Warning Signs, 2%

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