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How exposed to AI is a Pest Control Worker?

Of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for pest control workers, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Pest Control TechnicianCommercial Pest Control TechnicianExterminatorPest Control ApplicatorPest Control Chemical TechnicianPest Control OperatorPest Control Technician (Pest Control Tech)Pest TechnicianResidential Pest Control TechnicianTermite Technician
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
15
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 39
85k
people do this job in the US
3 of 8
least protected in cleaning and grounds

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Recommend treatment and prevention methods for pest problems to clients

Only with software built on top

4
  • Record work activities performed
  • Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service
  • Study preliminary reports or diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation
  • Post warning signs and lock building doors to secure area to be fumigated

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Inspect premises to identify infestation source and extent of damage to property, wall, or roof porosity and access to infested locations
  • Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins
  • Clean work site after completion of job
  • Drive truck equipped with power spraying equipment
  • Direct, or assist other workers in, treatment or extermination processes to eliminate or control rodents, insects, or weeds
  • Set mechanical traps, or place poisonous paste or bait in sewers, burrows, or ditches
  • Cut or bore openings in building or surrounding concrete, access infested areas, insert nozzle, and inject pesticide to impregnate ground
  • Clean and remove blockages from infested areas to facilitate spraying procedures and provide drainage, using brooms, mops, shovels, or rakes
  • Position and fasten edges of tarpaulins over building, and tape vents to ensure air-tight environment and to check for leaks
  • Dig up and burn weeds, or spray them with herbicides
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.