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Pest Control Worker Workplace Records
Pest control work can include estimating an area, preparing equipment, performing an assigned service and documenting completion. A workplace concern should distinguish those stages and who directed them. Describe your own work without giving treatment instructions or making an unsupported conclusion about exposure or product safety.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Service sequence
List estimating, preparation, service and cleanup stages you handled and who directed changes.
Reported condition
Record what you observed, whom you informed and the instruction received without diagnosing exposure or damage.
Own time records
Pair your schedule and time correction with the relevant route changes, leaving customer identifiers out.
Start with the work you actually do
Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Pest Control Workers (37-2021.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Record work activities performed.Source task 7974 · updated 08/2026
- Clean work site after completion of job.Source task 7977 · updated 08/2026
- Measure area dimensions requiring treatment, calculate fumigant requirements, and estimate cost for service.Source task 20760 · updated 08/2026
- Spray or dust chemical solutions, powders, or gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings, or wood, or over marshlands, ditches, or catch basins.Source task 7976 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.77 | $18.47 | $21.07 | $38,410 |
| Alaska | $21.19 | $22.55 | $28.02 | $46,900 |
| Arizona | $18.36 | $21.36 | $24.31 | $44,430 |
| Arkansas | $16.68 | $18.13 | $22.50 | $37,710 |
| Connecticut | $22.67 | $23.56 | $24.09 | $49,010 |
| Delaware | $16.83 | $21.78 | $29.19 | $45,300 |
| Florida | $17.58 | $21.31 | $23.78 | $44,320 |
| Georgia | $17.11 | $18.20 | $22.56 | $37,860 |
| Hawaii | $21.26 | $23.35 | $27.93 | $48,570 |
| Idaho | $18.43 | $19.34 | $22.14 | $40,220 |
| Indiana | $17.52 | $18.56 | $23.27 | $38,600 |
| Iowa | $17.91 | $21.78 | $23.39 | $45,290 |
| Kansas | $17.33 | $18.60 | $22.79 | $38,690 |
| Kentucky | $17.69 | $20.34 | $22.54 | $42,310 |
| Louisiana | $17.14 | $21.43 | $23.30 | $44,570 |
| Maine | $22.83 | $23.24 | $27.21 | $48,340 |
| Michigan | $19.74 | $21.38 | $22.60 | $44,470 |
| Minnesota | $17.68 | $20.02 | $28.81 | $41,640 |
| Mississippi | $15.39 | $17.89 | $22.43 | $37,200 |
| Missouri | $17.94 | $20.53 | $22.35 | $42,690 |
| Montana | $18.84 | $20.06 | $22.71 | $41,730 |
| Nebraska | $16.61 | $18.73 | $27.54 | $38,960 |
| New Hampshire | $21.91 | $23.08 | $24.59 | $48,000 |
| New Mexico | $16.61 | $17.82 | $20.12 | $37,070 |
| New York | $22.04 | $23.33 | $28.83 | $48,530 |
| North Carolina | $17.73 | $21.51 | $23.33 | $44,740 |
| North Dakota | $22.44 | $23.09 | $29.34 | $48,020 |
| Ohio | $17.93 | $19.28 | $22.41 | $40,110 |
| Oklahoma | $17.07 | $18.77 | $22.90 | $39,050 |
| Pennsylvania | $18.84 | $21.98 | $23.00 | $45,720 |
| Rhode Island | $20.26 | $21.65 | $27.24 | $45,030 |
| South Dakota | $22.64 | $24.00 | $30.03 | $49,920 |
| Tennessee | $17.80 | $19.08 | $22.35 | $39,690 |
| Texas | $17.10 | $18.11 | $21.69 | $37,660 |
| Utah | $17.53 | $21.51 | $22.41 | $44,740 |
| Vermont | $19.53 | $22.27 | $26.55 | $46,320 |
| Virginia | $18.60 | $22.09 | $24.01 | $45,950 |
| West Virginia | $17.05 | $18.03 | $21.07 | $37,510 |
| Wisconsin | $18.30 | $21.81 | $23.14 | $45,350 |
| Wyoming | $17.59 | $21.40 | $23.34 | $44,500 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace the service instruction
Identify the general site setting, assigned service and any changed instruction. Note who approved a scope revision and whether you sought clarification. Separate your observations from a later customer report or specialist finding, and do not recreate a treatment to document the event.
Explain preparation and route interruptions
Record equipment preparation, travel between assigned sites and cleanup relevant to your own time entries. Note unavailable supplies, denied access or reassignment and the response received. A service-completion timestamp may not show all assigned work or establish the cause of a delay.
Keep customer and technical records secure
Do not retain property-access codes, customer health details, treatment databases or confidential product procedures in a personal file. Identify relevant work records by type and date. Keep your own permitted training and employment correspondence, without entering a property after authorization ends.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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