Fumigator

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Provide estimate of costs
• Determine type of treatment required
• Prepare and spray chemical mixture on infested areas

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Provincial Pesticide Applicator Licence

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Electrical sprayers
• Mechanical sprayer

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Area of specialization

• Pesticides
• Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player