Pesticide sprayer or applicator
Mixes and applies chemicals that kill pests, weeds, and plant diseases on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops, and usually needs special training and certification.
Will AI replace pesticide sprayer or applicator jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 26 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Identify lawn and plant diseases to choose the right treatment
What stays human
- Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals following the mixing formula
- Mix chemicals to spray on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops
- Start motors and run machinery like pumps and portable sprayers
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +3.9%. Typical pay: $46,340 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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