Pest controllers and fumigators
Occupation · NOC 2021 73202 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 73202
- TEER
- 3
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 36
- Median wage, Canada
- C$25.96 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 502
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About this occupation
Pest controllers and fumigators inspect buildings and outside areas for pest infestation and spray chemical treatments to kill noxious and destructive insects, rodents and other pests or set cage traps to capture and remove animals. They are employed by pest control companies, or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
- animal control trapper
- pest control operator
- pest control service representative
- pest control technician
- pest controller
- pest exterminator
- pest fumigator
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Inspect buildings and outside areas at regular intervals or at specific request of property owner to detect signs of infestation
- Determine type of treatment required and provide estimate of costs to clients
- Prepare and spray chemical mixture on infested areas using mechanical or electric sprayer to kill insects, rodents and other pests
- Fumigate households
- Place and set traps to capture and remove animals, such as skunks or raccoons
- Install animal control barriers such as needle strips, netting and other devices to keep animals off property
- Clean out areas that harbour pests using rakes, shovels, brooms or mops
- Advise clients on how to prevent pest infestation.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of courses in pest control or extermination or several months of on-the-job training are usually required.
- Provincial pesticide applicator licence is required in all provinces.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 7 |
- WEST SIDE PEST CONTROL LTD4
- Pestisect Pest Control Inc3
- Mainstreet Equity Corp2
- Ecopest Inc2
- CANFORCE PEST CONTROL LTD.2
- Axiom Pest Management Inc.2
- KWALITY PEST CONTROL2
- Duka Environmental Services Ltd.2
- QFI Quality Flooring Installations Ltd2
- Local Pest Control2
- Extermination Gagné inc.2
- Boisvert Gestion Parasitaire inc1
- PESTEND INC1
- 1357245 B.C. Ltd1
- 9408-1189 Quebec Inc.1
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 10 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
- Canadian Experience Class45
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$19.23 | C$25.96 | C$37.50 |
| Alberta | C$20.99 | C$27.25 | C$31.73 |
| British Columbia | C$21.25 | C$26.00 | C$34.13 |
| Manitoba | C$18.03 | C$25.91 | C$34.51 |
| New Brunswick | C$21.26 | C$24.53 | C$27.43 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$22.65 | C$26.52 | C$31.14 |
| Nova Scotia | C$21.11 | C$23.71 | C$27.20 |
| Ontario | C$19.23 | C$25.96 | C$30.00 |
| Quebec | C$18.80 | C$28.09 | C$35.70 |
| Saskatchewan | C$17.50 | C$24.90 | C$31.76 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 502
- Vacancies advertised
- 575
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$21.00
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