Maryland

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2020

Maryland Statewide
All-industry
Establishments reporting13
Estimated employment
Employment RSE58.89
Mean wage$17.98
Mean RSE3.71
Entry wage$15.33
Experienced wage$19.31
10th percentile wage$13.50
50th percentile wage$18.23
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012)
Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification. Crop dusters are included in Commercial Pilots (53-2012).
Median Wage History
  This Occupation   Compared to Occupational Group   Difference  
2020$18.23 $14.45  $3.78
2019$17.58+3.7%$13.93 +3.7%$3.64
2018$16.86+4.3%$13.36 +4.3%$3.50
2017$16.27+3.6%$12.89 +3.6%$3.37
2016$15.75+3.3%$12.49 +3.3%$3.27
  This Occupation   Compared to All Occupations   Difference  
2020$18.23 $23.44  -$5.21
2019$17.58+3.7%$22.77 +2.9%-$5.19
2018$16.86+4.3%$22.11 +3.0%-$5.25
2017$16.27+3.6%$21.48 +2.9%-$5.20
2016$15.75+3.3%$20.98 +2.4%-$5.22
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Maryland Statewide $18.23  
Highest Employment
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Maryland Statewide $18.23  
Wages in other areas

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Last updated April 2021