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

  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

  • Chemical Applicator
  • Plant Sprayer
  • Hand Spray Operator
  • Hydro-Sprayer Operator
  • Lawn and Garden Technician
  • Tree and Shrub Technician
  • Tree and Shrub Worker

  • 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.

  • Plant grass with seed spreaders, and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.
  • 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.
  • Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.

  • Operate grounds maintenance equipment.
  • Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance.
  • Maintain equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Prepare chemicals for work application.