Pest management worker
Code 7544.1
Pest management workers identify, eliminate and repel pests by applying specific chemical solutions, setting traps and other equipment to control pests such as rats, mice and cockroaches. They apply pesticides and clean and remove pests after extermination. Their tasks might include elimination of fungi, moisture or insects. They inform and advise clients, residents and facility owners on after care and preventive methods to keep away pests.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- pest biology
- personal protective equipment
- integrated pest management
- herbicides
- European pesticide legislation
- national pesticide legislation
- preventative measures against pests
- pesticides
- chemical products
- pest management techniques
- safe use of pesticides
Skills and competences
- communicate with customers
- decide on infestation treatment type
- use personal protection equipment
- report on pest inspections
- spray pesticides
- perform mathematical calculations in pest management
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
Transversal competences
- identify infestation source
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences