How do they match: Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

  • Chemical Applicator
  • Hand Spray Operator
  • Hydro-Sprayer Operator

  • Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification.

  • Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.
  • Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
  • Plant grass with seed spreaders, and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.
  • Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.

  • Operate grounds maintenance equipment.
  • Clean equipment or supplies.
  • Maintain equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Prepare chemicals for work application.