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Where a pest management worker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a pest management worker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Pest management workers identify, eliminate and repel pests by applying specific chemical solutions, setting traps and other equipment to control pests such as rats, mice and cockroaches. They apply pesticides and clean and remove pests after extermination. Their tasks might include elimination of fungi, moisture or insects. They inform and advise clients, residents and facility owners on after care and preventive methods to keep away pests.

Craft and related trades workers 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: pesticides sprayer, 32%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from pest management worker. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a pest management worker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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pest management worker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a pest management worker already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.