Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
37-3012.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, VegetationSOC 37-3012.00
Disease identification and treatment planningWhat can do this →
85% · agent
Chemical mixing and preparationWhat can do this →
75% · agent
Coverage calculation and application planningWhat can do this →
70% · agent
Equipment maintenance and cleaningWhat can do this →
25% · you keep
Physical spraying and equipment operationWhat can do this →
15% · you keep
On-site coordination and instructionWhat can do this →
10% · you keep
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Plant diagnostic agent
Web · Search · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Chemical formulation agent
Rate calculation software · Unit conversion software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Application planning agent
Geographic information system GIS systems · Rate calculation software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical operation of spraying equipment and machineryOn-site safety oversight and hazardous chemical handlingReal-time field coordination and driver instructionEquipment maintenance and mechanical troubleshooting

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

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The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Disease identification and treatment planning85% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not
Chemical mixing and preparation75% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not
Coverage calculation and application planning70% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not
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