Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation in Iowa
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators mix and apply chemical treatments to control pests, weeds, and diseases on vegetation. They work outdoors on lawns, trees, shrubs, and crops using sprays, dusts, vapors, and soil applications In Iowa the median pay is $46,740 a year, 1% above the national median of $46,340.
$46,740median pay in Iowa, per year
$40,040–$48,520middle half earn
600employed in Iowa
$46,340U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training).
Skills that matter most
Operations MonitoringTime ManagementReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessOperation and ControlJudgment and Decision Making
Knowledge areas
Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageChemistrySales and MarketingBiologyProduction and Processing
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation.
Licenses and training in Iowa
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation pay in other states
Massachusetts · $62,980Delaware · $54,190Oregon · $51,590Hawaii · $51,240North Dakota · $50,490Ohio · $50,060Wyoming · $49,190Kansas · $49,090Minnesota · $49,030Pennsylvania · $48,870
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 37-3012.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Iowa, annual.