Vegetation Pesticide Applicator Licensing

States Licensed

51

of 50 states and D.C.

×

Burden Rank

58th

for average burdens 1st is worst

=

Combined Rank

9th

for states licensed x average burdens 1st is worst

Change from 2017 to 2022, if any:
Burden increased
Burden decreased
Mixed burden change
N
New license
E
Eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden Rank
Lower Burden Rank
Higher Burden Rank
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Definition

Vegetation pesticide applicators mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns or botanical crops. This report looks at what is required to run one’s own vegetation pesticide business only.

2022 Snapshot

  • Days lost range from 0 (32 states) to 1,095 (New Hampshire)
  • Fees range from $0 (Mississippi) to $2,250 (New York)
  • 51 states require 1+ exam
  • 32 states set minimum age
  • 2 states set minimum grade

Changes Since 2017

  • No licenses created or removed
  • Fees changed most often and usually increased; New York, New Mexico, Wisconsin and Indiana decreased days lost to education and experience, while Utah increased it
  • Burden rank worsened 2 spots, largely because of net fee and education and experience increases; combined rank improved 1 spot, largely because a closely ranked occupation got worse

2022 Licensing Burden in Detail

N New License
E Eliminated License
Increase
Decrease

Data Notes: 2022 data collected between February 3, 2020, and March 18, 2022. Fees include charges for application review and license issuance; exams; background checks, credit reports and fingerprinting; recovery fund contributions; third-party certification; and certain fees for training courses. Calendar days lost were estimated based on required education and experience; except for amounts smaller than one day, days lost are rounded to whole days and thus may not reflect very small changes between 2017 and 2022. Appendix A details methods for estimating days lost and calculating burden ranks. Complete data, including revised 2017 data, are available at https://ij.org/report/license-to-work-3/ltw3-data/.

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