| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. |
| Importance: 86 (%) | Description: Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. |
| Importance: 85 (%) | Description: Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them. |
| Importance: 85 (%) | Description: Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Set up and operate irrigation equipment. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand. |
Integrated Pest Management Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Integrated Pest Management Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For people interested in agriculture or environmental science with a focus on pest and crop protection. Use the tools below to see which integrated pest management roles fit your background and goals.
This field requires state-specific pesticide applicator licensing in addition to coursework, since pesticide handling is legally regulated. Use the tools below to explore Integrated Pest Management-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Pest Control Technician, or look ahead to advanced roles such as IPM Program Manager or Agricultural Consultant. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as State Pesticide Applicator License, that can help you move up the career ladder.
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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Integrated Pest Management careers/jobs, (2) Find Integrated Pest Management job listings, (3) Prepare for Integrated Pest Management careers, and (4) Provide Integrated Pest Management career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Integrated Pest Management careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Integrated Pest Management Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Integrated Pest Management careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Integrated Pest Management, so relevant Integrated Pest Management jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Integrated Pest Management Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Integrated Pest Management Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Integrated Pest Management careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 68 Integrated Pest Management Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
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Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.
Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.
Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
19 Integrated Pest Management careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Integrated Pest Management-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) | Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs |
21 Integrated Pest Management careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Integrated Pest Management-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs |
21 Integrated Pest Management careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Integrated Pest Management-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Integrated Pest Management-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 68 specific Integrated Pest Management job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:
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OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:
Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :
Step 2 of 4: Find a Job
Find Job Listings:
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Description: Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse":
U.S. Total Employment (2023):
526,300U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
554,300
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
28,000 (5.3%) Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
87,400
Core Duties
Supplemental Duties
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Provide information and advice to the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of products. |
| Importance: 51 (%) | Description: Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers. |
| Importance: 49 (%) | Description: Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels. |
| Importance: 45 (%) | Description: Record information about plants and plant growth. |
| Importance: 44 (%) | Description: Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality. |
| Importance: 42 (%) | Description: Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required. |
| Importance: 41 (%) | Description: Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs. |
| Importance: 37 (%) | Description: Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems. |
| Importance: 37 (%) | Description: Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors. |
| Importance: 34 (%) | Description: Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems. |
| Importance: 31 (%) | Description: Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting. |
| Importance: 25 (%) | Description: Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders. |
Work Activities
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Performing General Physical Activities: Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
| Importance: 76 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
Specific Work Activities
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Advise others on farming or forestry operations, regulations, or equipment. | |
| Build agricultural structures. | |
| Clean equipment or facilities. | |
| Confer with managers to make operational decisions. | |
| Cut trees or logs. | |
| Direct activities of agricultural, forestry, or fishery employees. | |
| Evaluate quality of plants or crops. | |
| Examine characteristics or behavior of living organisms. | |
| Harvest agricultural products. | |
| Load agricultural or forestry products for shipment. | |
| Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment. | |
| Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products. | |
| Maintain operational records. | |
| Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification. | |
| Operate farming equipment. | |
| Operate irrigation systems. | |
| Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing. | |
| Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks. | |
| Plant crops, trees, or other plants. | |
| Prepare land for agricultural use. | |
| Sell agricultural products. | |
| Sort forestry or agricultural materials. | |
| Transport animals, crops, or equipment. | |
Day-in-the-Life Summaries
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Advise others on business or operational matters. |
| Activity: Build structures. |
| Activity: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. |
| Activity: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities. |
| Activity: Cut trees or other vegetation. |
| Activity: Evaluate production inputs or outputs. |
| Activity: Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing. |
| Activity: Maintain operational records. |
| Activity: Maintain tools or equipment. |
| Activity: Manage agricultural or forestry operations. |
| Activity: Mark materials or objects for identification. |
| Activity: Move materials, equipment, or supplies. |
| Activity: Operate agricultural or forestry equipment. |
| Activity: Package objects. |
| Activity: Perform agricultural activities. |
| Activity: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products. |
| Activity: Research biological or ecological phenomena. |
| Activity: Sell products or services. |
| Activity: Sort materials or products. |
Software Skills
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Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
| Emerging Tech Skills |
| Electronic mail software: |
| Microsoft Outlook |
| Office suite software: |
| Microsoft Office software |
| Presentation software: |
| Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Spreadsheet software: |
| Microsoft Excel |
| Word processing software: |
| Microsoft Word |
| General Software Tools |
| Data base user interface and query software: |
| BCL Landview Systems WinCrop Farm Works Software Trac |
| Electronic mail software: |
| IBM Lotus Notes |
| Internet browser software: |
| Web browser software |
| Mobile location based services software: |
| Global positioning system GPS software |
Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed |
| Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training. |
| Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. |
| Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training. |
| These occupations involve following instructions and often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include dishwashers, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, counter and rental clerks, dental laboratory technicians, and security guards. |
Education Required
| Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 39.0 (%) | Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma |
| Frequency of Attainment: 28.5 (%) | Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 15.3 (%) | Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 5.3 (%) | Level of Education: Some College Courses |
| Frequency of Attainment: 5.1 (%) | Level of Education: Master's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.0 (%) | Level of Education: First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. |
| Frequency of Attainment: 2.0 (%) | Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.5 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.3 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) |
Training and Experience Required
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 39.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Frequency of Attainment: 20.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months |
| Frequency of Attainment: 20.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 10.5 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month |
| Frequency of Attainment: 5.8 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.9 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.8 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.5 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
Local Salary Information
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Professional Associations
| Professional Associations These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities? |
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Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs
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Crop Life America (CLA)
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National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC)
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United Farm Workers (UFW)
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Job Listings
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings |
Related Careers to Consider
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
This section contains detailed external resources appropriate to "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.
Videos
Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes
Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.
Job Description
Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.
Interviews
There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.
Step-by-Step
Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
LinkedIn®
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