Pesticide Applicator Resume Template
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Andrew Price
Pesticide Applicator · Right-of-Way Vegetation Management
Nashville, TN
(615) 555-5370
andrew.price@email.com
linkedin.com/in/andrewprice
Commercial Pesticide Applicator, Right-of-Way Category
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class B
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Profile
Licensed pesticide applicator with 8 years in right-of-way vegetation management across Middle Tennessee, treating 3,500–4,500 acres of utility and roadside corridors a season. Leads 2 spray crews with no drift complaints or reportable spills in 5 years.
Field Experience
Lead Pesticide Applicator
2021 – Present
Cumberland Vegetation Management, Nashville, TN
- Treat 3,500–4,500 acres a season of power line, pipeline and highway right-of-way corridors.
- Mix herbicide tank loads to label rates and prescriptions and calibrate sprayers before each job.
- Plan daily routes and spray windows around wind, rain forecasts and sensitive areas marked in GIS.
- Record product, EPA reg. number, rate, acres and weather for every application in the field app.
- Kept a 5-year record with no drift complaints or reportable spills across 2 crews.
Pesticide Applicator
2018 – 2021
Cumberland Vegetation Management, Nashville, TN
- Ran a truck-mounted spray rig with hose reels and handguns on roadside and substation work.
- Applied basal bark and cut-stump treatments to brush and invasive trees along utility lines.
- Chose nozzles and pressures by terrain and target species to hold coverage and limit drift.
- Cleaned tanks, pumps and lines and changed oil and filters on sprayers and UTVs each week.
Pesticide Handler
2016 – 2018
Volunteer Turf & Ornamental, Franklin, TN
- Filled sprayer tanks, loaded bagged fertilizer and moved product under an applicator's supervision.
- Operated backpack sprayers on fence lines and beds and triple-rinsed empty containers for recycling.
Application Skills
Herbicide mixing & loadingSprayer calibrationDrift managementBasal bark & cut-stumpApplication recordkeepingInvasive species IDSpill response
Equipment & Software
Esri ArcGIS Field Maps
Raven SCS rate controller
TeeJet nozzles
Solo backpack sprayer
Kawasaki Mule skid sprayer
Education
High School Diploma
2015
McGavock High School, Nashville
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Licenses and certifications
- State Pesticide Applicator License State licensing board Required in most states
Sources: www.bls.gov, www.epa.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Pesticide Application
- Herbicide Mixing
- Sprayer Equipment Operation
- EPA Regulation Compliance
- Vegetation Management
- Calibration of Equipment
- Record Keeping
- Safety Data Sheet Compliance
Software and tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Geographic information system GIS systems
- Google Android
- Customer database software
- Materials inventory software
- Rate calculation software
- Unit conversion software
Duties to describe on a pesticide applicator resume
- Filled sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
- Recorded information about pesticide applications, such as the type used and amount applied.
- Mixed pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
- Started motors and engaged machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.
- Lifted, pushed, and swung nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
- Established driving routes for pesticide applications.
Titles along the way
- Pesticide Handler
- Pesticide Applicator
- Applicator Crew Lead
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