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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 37-3012.00
Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$46,340
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
27,050
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Agricultural Service Worker (competency-based)
- State medians
- $62,980 in Massachusetts to $26,220 in Louisiana (44 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Service Worker | 0703 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $62,980 | $30.28 | Not published |
| Delaware | $54,190 | $26.05 | 40 |
| Oregon | $51,590 | $24.80 | 290 |
| Hawaii | $51,240 | $24.63 | 60 |
| North Dakota | $50,490 | $24.28 | 280 |
| Ohio | $50,060 | $24.07 | 490 |
| Wyoming | $49,190 | $23.65 | 120 |
| Kansas | $49,090 | $23.60 | 520 |
| Minnesota | $49,030 | $23.57 | 950 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,870 | $23.50 | 360 |
| Arizona | $48,630 | $23.38 | 210 |
| Virginia | $48,610 | $23.37 | 240 |
| Indiana | $48,500 | $23.32 | 950 |
| New York | $48,380 | $23.26 | 220 |
| Rhode Island | $48,360 | $23.25 | 100 |
| Illinois | $48,280 | $23.21 | 1,040 |
| North Carolina | $48,240 | $23.19 | 360 |
| Nevada | $48,030 | $23.09 | 100 |
| Idaho | $47,630 | $22.90 | 610 |
| Nebraska | $47,500 | $22.84 | 380 |
| Washington | $47,360 | $22.77 | 470 |
| Tennessee | $47,340 | $22.76 | Not published |
| Colorado | $47,020 | $22.61 | 960 |
| Iowa | $46,740 | $22.47 | 600 |
| South Dakota | $46,320 | $22.27 | 460 |
| Wisconsin | $46,190 | $22.21 | 540 |
| Utah | $45,430 | $21.84 | 360 |
| Florida | $45,210 | $21.74 | 4,530 |
| California | $45,070 | $21.67 | 2,260 |
| Missouri | $44,990 | $21.63 | 450 |
| Michigan | $44,460 | $21.37 | 860 |
| Maryland | $44,440 | $21.36 | Not published |
| New Jersey | $44,330 | $21.31 | 320 |
| Alabama | $43,440 | $20.88 | 320 |
| Maine | $40,200 | $19.33 | 60 |
| Kentucky | $39,380 | $18.94 | 290 |
| Georgia | $39,080 | $18.79 | 1,300 |
| New Mexico | $38,740 | $18.62 | 120 |
| South Carolina | $38,100 | $18.32 | 610 |
| Arkansas | $37,860 | $18.20 | 490 |
| Montana | $37,760 | $18.15 | 630 |
| Oklahoma | $36,870 | $17.73 | 370 |
| Mississippi | $35,770 | $17.20 | 650 |
| Louisiana | $26,220 | $12.61 | 220 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.