Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 77,300 |
1.7 % |
$18.24 |
$37,950 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.17 |
$13.65 |
$17.12 |
$22.03 |
$27.60 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,230 |
$28,400 |
$35,610 |
$45,830 |
$57,400 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| Florida |
10,360 |
1.20 |
2.25 |
$16.38 |
$34,060 |
| California |
9,630 |
0.57 |
1.06 |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
| Texas |
6,970 |
0.58 |
1.08 |
$20.21 |
$42,030 |
| Georgia |
4,450 |
1.01 |
1.90 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| North Carolina |
3,410 |
0.78 |
1.46 |
$16.98 |
$35,330 |
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) |
| Florida |
10,360 |
1.20 |
2.25 |
$16.38 |
$34,060 |
| Alabama |
2,140 |
1.10 |
2.06 |
$15.70 |
$32,650 |
| South Carolina |
2,180 |
1.06 |
1.98 |
$15.61 |
$32,460 |
| Georgia |
4,450 |
1.01 |
1.90 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Arizona |
2,570 |
0.92 |
1.73 |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
1,050 |
0.29 |
0.55 |
$22.96 |
$47,750 |
| Washington |
1,080 |
0.33 |
0.62 |
$22.19 |
$46,160 |
| Nevada |
600 |
0.45 |
0.84 |
$20.61 |
$42,880 |
| Michigan |
1,010 |
0.23 |
0.44 |
$20.37 |
$42,380 |
| California |
9,630 |
0.57 |
1.06 |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
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 |
3,700 |
0.39 |
0.73 |
$19.55 |
$40,650 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,920 |
0.48 |
0.89 |
$20.39 |
$42,400 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,640 |
0.98 |
1.84 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,480 |
0.70 |
1.30 |
$22.87 |
$47,570 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,320 |
0.90 |
1.68 |
$16.60 |
$34,520 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
1,890 |
1.44 |
2.70 |
$17.71 |
$36,830 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,850 |
0.90 |
1.68 |
$18.56 |
$38,610 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,450 |
0.49 |
0.91 |
$19.37 |
$40,290 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,370 |
0.44 |
0.82 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,190 |
0.95 |
1.77 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
United States Department of Labor
