# Exterminating and Pest Control Services

> National industry (NAICS 561710) — This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in exterminating and controlling birds, mosquitoes, rodents, termites, and other insects and pests (except for crop production and forestry production).  Establishments providing fumigation services are included in this industry.

Cross-References.

- **NAICS code:** 561710
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/561710
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 148,070 across 50 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $47,688.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 46 occupations):** 46th percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Pest Control Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2021-00) — 90,350 employed; $44,660
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 10,800 employed; $41,290
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 8,600 employed; $81,610
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-3091-00) — 8,300 employed; $47,770
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-1011-00) — 5,360 employed; $60,610
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 5,300 employed; $38,900
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 3,670 employed; $39,610
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-3012-00) — 3,020 employed; $43,180
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-1011-00) — 2,620 employed; $54,590
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 1,850 employed; $47,250
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-3011-00) — 1,000 employed; $39,130
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4171-00) — 740 employed; $38,960
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-1012-00) — 510 employed; $60,690
- Managers, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9199-00) — 430 employed; $59,440
- Construction and Building Inspectors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-4011-00) — 430 employed; $75,900
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5061-00) — 400 employed; $39,430
- Human Resources Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1071-00) — 350 employed; $58,240
- Sales Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-2022-00) — 330 employed; $73,130
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5032-00) — 330 employed; $42,640
- Accountants and Auditors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2011-00) — 320 employed; $77,740

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/561710_