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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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.
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This source lists 12 tasks, including 9 marked Core and 3 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
12 tasks shown
Core · Task 11227 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
Core · Task 24043 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Record information about pesticide applications, such as the type used and amount applied.
Core · Task 11228 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
Core · Task 11231 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
Core · Task 11230 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
Core · Task 24044 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Establish driving routes for pesticide applications.
Core · Task 11233 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.
Core · Task 11232 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities.
Core · Task 11229 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
Supplemental · Task 20762 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
Supplemental · Task 11235 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Plant grass with seed spreaders, and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.
Supplemental · Task 11234 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals.
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