Commercial Pesticide Applicator
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
License required for persons who are hired and compensated to apply pesticides and for not-for-hire applicators who apply restricted use pesticides. Licensed applicators must also hold current pesticide certification in the appropriate certification category. For hire applicators must work for a licensed pesticide application business. Certification is based on the results of a written exam and is required for persons who apply pesticides in a commercial for-hire and commercial not for-hire capacity. Commercial For-Hire Pesticide Applicators: Includes persons who make contractual pesticide applications for which they or their employer receives compensation. Examples are employees of lawn care firms, pest control companies and custom agricultural pesticide applicators. Commercial Not For-Hire Pesticide Applicators: This group includes commercial applicators who make non-agricultural applications to land or buildings they or their employer own or rent and they receive no compensation.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
- Address
- 2811 Agriculture Drive P.O. Box 8911 Madison, WI 53718
- Phone
- (608) 224-4541
- Last updated
- December 15, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Pesticide Applicator 37-3012.00
Source and verification
This record is Wisconsin's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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