Pest Control Technician job description template
Pest control technicians inspect homes and businesses, identify insects and rodents, and treat them with baits, traps, exclusion work and pesticides applied by the label. Every state regulates pesticide application, so the best posts say whether you need a licensed applicator now or will train a new technician through the exam, how busy the daily route is, and whether termite or commercial work is included.
Pest Control Technician
Full-timeYour Company is hiring a pest control technician to protect our customers' homes and businesses from insects, rodents and other pests. You'll run a regular route, inspect for activity, apply treatments safely and explain what you found and what customers can do to help. We train new technicians on pest identification, safety and our methods, and we'll help you earn your state license. If you're dependable, curious and good with people, we'd like to meet you.
What you’ll do
- Inspect homes and businesses inside and out to identify pests, entry points and conditions that attract them
- Apply pesticides exactly as the label directs, using the right equipment, rates and protective gear
- Place and service bait stations, glue boards and snap traps for rodents and crawling insects
- Seal gaps and entry points with exclusion materials such as copper mesh, sealant and door sweeps
- Record the products, amounts, locations and findings for every service, as our state requires
- Explain treatments, safety precautions and prep steps to customers in plain language
- Keep service logs and trap maps current at restaurants and other commercial accounts for their inspections
- Clean and calibrate sprayers, and keep your truck stocked, organized and locked
What we’re looking for
- State pest control applicator or technician license, or willing to earn it within the time our state allows
- Valid driver's license, since you'll drive a company truck between stops all day
- Able to crawl through crawl spaces, climb into attics and work outdoors in rain, heat or cold
- Able to wear gloves, eye protection and a respirator whenever a product label requires it
- Friendly, honest communication with homeowners and business managers
- Organized enough to run a daily route on time and keep accurate service records
Nice to have
- Termite treatment or wood-destroying insect (WDI) inspection experience
- Bed bug inspection and treatment experience
- Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) credential
- Experience with route software such as PestPac or FieldRoutes
Schedule
Full-time, Monday through Friday on a set route, with some Saturdays during the spring and summer busy season.
What we offer
- Take-home service truck, phone and tablet
- Paid licensing exam, study time and continuing education credits
- Uniforms, respirators and all protective gear supplied
- Bonuses for new customer referrals and add-on services you sell
- Recurring quarterly customers, so the work stays steady all year
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Pest Control Technician our company is hiring a pest control technician to protect our customers' homes and businesses from insects, rodents and other pests. You'll run a regular route, inspect for activity, apply treatments safely and explain what you found and what customers can do to help. We train new technicians on pest identification, safety and our methods, and we'll help you earn your state license. If you're dependable, curious and good with people, we'd like to meet you. What you’ll do • Inspect homes and businesses inside and out to identify pests, entry points and conditions that attract them • Apply pesticides exactly as the label directs, using the right equipment, rates and protective gear • Place and service bait stations, glue boards and snap traps for rodents and crawling insects • Seal gaps and entry points with exclusion materials such as copper mesh, sealant and door sweeps • Record the products, amounts, locations and findings for every service, as our state requires • Explain treatments, safety precautions and prep steps to customers in plain language • Keep service logs and trap maps current at restaurants and other commercial accounts for their inspections • Clean and calibrate sprayers, and keep your truck stocked, organized and locked What we’re looking for • State pest control applicator or technician license, or willing to earn it within the time our state allows • Valid driver's license, since you'll drive a company truck between stops all day • Able to crawl through crawl spaces, climb into attics and work outdoors in rain, heat or cold • Able to wear gloves, eye protection and a respirator whenever a product label requires it • Friendly, honest communication with homeowners and business managers • Organized enough to run a daily route on time and keep accurate service records Nice to have • Termite treatment or wood-destroying insect (WDI) inspection experience • Bed bug inspection and treatment experience • Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) credential • Experience with route software such as PestPac or FieldRoutes Schedule Full-time, Monday through Friday on a set route, with some Saturdays during the spring and summer busy season. What we offer • Take-home service truck, phone and tablet • Paid licensing exam, study time and continuing education credits • Uniforms, respirators and all protective gear supplied • Bonuses for new customer referrals and add-on services you sell • Recurring quarterly customers, so the work stays steady all year
Screening questions for a pest control technician
Ask these on the application form to sort applicants quickly. They’re added automatically when you post this template.
- Do you have a valid driver's license, and are you comfortable driving a truck on a daily route?Yes / No · required
- Do you hold a state pest control license? If so, which categories?Short answer · required
- Describe a past job where you managed your own day and met customers face to face.Paragraph
Pest Control Technician interview questions
- A customer has ants coming in around the kitchen sink. How would you inspect and treat it?
- How do you decide where to place rodent bait stations or traps around a building?
- A customer asks you to use more product than the label allows. What do you do?
- How would you tell a restaurant manager that sanitation problems are causing their repeat cockroach issue?
- Where do you look to find out what protective equipment a product requires?
- You find signs of termites during a routine visit. What do you tell the homeowner?
- A customer is worried about treatments around their kids and pets. How do you respond?
- How do you stay on schedule when one stop takes longer than planned?
Tips for hiring a pest control technician
- Look up your state's pesticide licensing rules, often run by the department of agriculture. Many states let trainees work under a licensed applicator's supervision while they study for the exam.
- You can teach pest identification, but not reliability or people skills. Candidates from delivery, route sales or customer service jobs often do well.
- Have finalists ride along on part of a route, paid. You'll see how they talk with customers and whether they're comfortable in crawl spaces and attics.
- Check driving records before you make an offer, since your commercial vehicle insurance may depend on them.