Occupation Atlaspesticides sprayer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/509f9452-ed18-4fbf-8a4c-d45de85aa2f7
pesticides sprayer
Pesticides sprayers mix pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and other chemical solutions, and apply them via technical equipment such as sprayers on trees, plants and lawns. They clean and maintain operating machinery and ensure the overall safety in designated areas.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.51
- C Conventional3.67
- I Investigative2.73
- S Social1.95
- E Enterprising1.42
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- European pesticide legislation
- agricultural chemicals
- chemical products
- clean equipment
- complete report sheets of activity
- handling chemical products for soil and plants
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- herbicides
- herbicides sprayers
- maintain ground
- manage pest and weed control
- mix chemicals
- perform pest control
- perform safety inspections on spraying equipment
- perform weed control operations
- pest control in plants
- pesticides
- pesticides sprayers
- phytosanitary measures
- plant care products
- safe use of pesticides
- spray pesticides
- use personal protection equipment
- work in outdoor conditions
- work safely with chemicals
- work with respect for own safety
Optional (17)
- act reliably
- adapt to different weather conditions
- cooperate with colleagues
- drive vehicles
- floriculture
- horticulture principles
- integrated pest management
- lawn care
- maintain inventory of pesticides
- maintain professional administration
- manage a small-to-medium business
- plant disease control
- provide technical expertise
- select hazard control
- use hand tools for forestry work
- use pest detection sensors
- vegetation control
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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