Nursery nurses and assistants
£22,421
Average salary
40 hours
Average weekly hours
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Unemployment rate
Definition: Pest control officers
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 6121
Pest control officers investigate the presence of pests that are hazardous to public health or cause nuisance, lay traps to capture pests and treat areas of infestation.
Common tasks include:
- receives reports from public, property owners and authorities regarding the presence of pests and infestations
- visits sites to investigate the presence of rodents, infestations and other pests that may be hazardous to public health
- lays traps to capture pests, and fumigates and disinfects areas to remove infestations
- advises property owners on courses of action to prevent the return of pests
- liaises with environmental health officers, housing officers and other relevant authorities where measures on a large scale are required to remove pests
- returns to sites to examine contents of traps laid and the continued presence of reported pests
- treats wood for effects of termites, woodworm and other infestations of timber
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry qualifications, though some employers may expect entrants to possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is provided on-the-job, supplemented by specialist courses covering different aspects of pest control.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Pest control officers
Regional employment: Pest control officers
Future employment: Pest control officers
Top 12 industries: Pest control officers
Alternative & related job titles: Pest control officers
Fumigator Pest control officer Pest control technician Pest controller
Equality focus: Pest control officers
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£23,986
Female average annual salary
£18,771
Male average annual salary
39
Female average weekly hours
43
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Pest control officers
Workforce gender: Pest control officers
Breakdown by region
£
- highest annual average salary
£
- lowest annual average salary
43
Wales - Highest average weekly hours
39
North East (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Pest control officers
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Pest control officers
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£8,343)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age