The Collar360

Pesticides sprayer

Other names

spray technician, trees sprayer, pesticides applicator, lawn care chemical applicator, sprayer of pesticides

Farm machines and processing

They mix chemicals that kill pests and spray them on trees, plants and lawns, then clean the machines and keep places safe.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.

  2. 2

    Record information about pesticide applications, such as the type used and amount applied.

  3. 3

    Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
applicateur de pesticides/applicatrice de pesticides
español
fumigador de plaguicidas/fumigadora de plaguicidas
العربية
عامل رش المبيدات الحشرية / عاملة رش المبيدات الحشرية
português
Pulverizador de pesticidas/Pulverizadora de pesticidas
Deutsch
Mitarbeiter für die Pestizidausbringung/Mitarbeiterin für die Pestizidausbringung
italiano
addetto all’irrorazione di disinfestanti/addetta all’irrorazione di disinfestanti

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