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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Also called: Lawn Specialist, Lawn Technician, Licensed Pesticide Applicator, Spray Technician

What They Do

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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