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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

37-2021 Pest Control Workers

Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
79,450 1.6 % $19.19 $39,910 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.98 $14.48 $17.95 $23.15 $29.00
Annual Wage (2) $24,920 $30,120 $37,330 $48,150 $60,320


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 76,030 3.47 $19.13 $39,790
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,510 0.03 $20.92 $43,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises 270 0.01 $15.00 $31,190
Elementary and Secondary Schools 240 0.00 $20.11 $41,830
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 240 0.01 $27.34 $56,870

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 76,030 3.47 $19.13 $39,790
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,510 0.03 $20.92 $43,510
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 120 0.01 $24.41 $50,770
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 240 0.01 $27.34 $56,870
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 190 0.01 $17.56 $36,510

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 240 0.01 $27.34 $56,870
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 120 0.01 $24.41 $50,770
Facilities Support Services (8) (8) $22.04 $45,850
Warehousing and Storage 70 0.01 $21.86 $45,470
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,510 0.03 $20.92 $43,510


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,240 0.59 1.09 $21.35 $44,400
Florida 9,310 1.06 1.96 $18.60 $38,680
Texas 7,310 0.59 1.09 $21.85 $45,450
Georgia 4,550 1.02 1.88 $17.34 $36,070
North Carolina 3,640 0.81 1.51 $16.77 $34,870




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama 2,310 1.17 2.17 $16.83 $35,010
South Carolina 2,240 1.06 1.97 $15.87 $33,000
Florida 9,310 1.06 1.96 $18.60 $38,680
Georgia 4,550 1.02 1.88 $17.34 $36,070
Louisiana 1,700 0.89 1.64 $16.14 $33,570




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 30 0.04 0.08 $24.76 $51,490
Washington 1,070 0.32 0.59 $23.56 $49,010
Massachusetts 1,150 0.32 0.59 $22.82 $47,460
Texas 7,310 0.59 1.09 $21.85 $45,450
Nevada 640 0.46 0.84 $21.64 $45,020





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,340 0.45 0.83 $20.96 $43,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,970 0.48 0.88 $21.37 $44,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,710 0.99 1.82 $18.38 $38,240
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,590 0.71 1.31 $26.05 $54,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,770 0.67 1.24 $17.78 $36,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,700 1.27 2.36 $22.65 $47,120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,520 0.50 0.92 $21.74 $45,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,470 0.46 0.85 $21.03 $43,750
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,420 0.67 1.23 $19.04 $39,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,230 0.26 0.49 $18.96 $39,430




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Homosassa Springs, FL 80 2.63 4.86 $16.26 $33,810
Madera, CA 120 2.51 4.64 $17.55 $36,490
Decatur, AL 130 2.42 4.47 $20.84 $43,340
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 180 2.35 4.35 $16.15 $33,590
Punta Gorda, FL 110 2.18 4.03 $15.52 $32,290
Brunswick, GA 90 2.14 3.96 $16.67 $34,660
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 630 2.08 3.85 $18.00 $37,440
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 110 2.08 3.84 $16.14 $33,570
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 100 1.99 3.67 $16.98 $35,320
Ocala, FL 210 1.95 3.61 $15.53 $32,300




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Odessa, TX (8) (8) (8) $31.95 $66,450
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 360 0.33 0.61 $29.66 $61,690
Santa Rosa, CA 150 0.71 1.32 $28.55 $59,370
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 60 0.52 0.95 $26.46 $55,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,590 0.71 1.31 $26.05 $54,190
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 540 0.27 0.49 $25.08 $52,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 590 0.52 0.96 $25.01 $52,010
Reading, PA (8) (8) (8) $24.64 $51,250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 500 0.80 1.47 $24.39 $50,730
Barnstable Town, MA 30 0.30 0.55 $24.24 $50,420

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 300 1.20 2.22 $16.97 $35,300
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 260 0.67 1.24 $13.66 $28,400
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 250 0.95 1.76 $15.74 $32,750
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 240 1.84 3.41 $17.59 $36,590
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 200 1.38 2.55 $15.25 $31,730

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 240 1.84 3.41 $17.59 $36,590
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 1.62 2.99 $21.15 $43,990
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 140 1.45 2.69 $17.01 $35,390
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 180 1.41 2.61 $15.16 $31,520
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 200 1.38 2.55 $15.25 $31,730

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $23.98 $49,870
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 50 0.54 0.99 $22.92 $47,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 150 0.77 1.43 $22.80 $47,420
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 0.40 $22.78 $47,380
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 40 0.34 0.62 $22.31 $46,400


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020