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Pest Control Workers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5.5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #380 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $45,250 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 108,700 in the US, with about 13,700 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Apply protective solutions or coatings19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records15%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on products or services12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 106 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 13,700 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 30% of the workShip Engineers3% AI does, against 18% here+2.7% by 2035 · $109,530 · Postsecondary certificate
- Shares 28% of the workCooks, Institution and Cafeteria5% AI does, against 18% here+2.8% by 2035 · $37,450 · No formal credential
- Shares 28% of the workPainters, Construction and Maintenance10% AI does, against 18% here+3% by 2035 · $49,400 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.12, higher than 39% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 37-2021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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