Pest Controlling

What the Numbers Say About Pest Controlling

Federal agencies employ 316 people in the Pest Controlling occupation (OPM code 5026), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 1.9% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

The average salary for Pest Controlling is $73,561 per year, placing it 33.0% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.3% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 11.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Plant and Animal Work Family family (code 50) groups Pest Controlling together with 5 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Pest Controlling postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Pest Controlling makes up 20.6% of the 1,533 employees across the Plant and Animal Work Family family, ranking #3 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount.