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Average Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, And Applicators, Vegetation Salary in Grand Forks, ND-MN

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, And Applicators, Vegetation in Grand Forks, ND-MN earn a median annual salary of $47,320, which is +2.1% compared to the national median. There are 30 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Grand Forks, ND-MN (metro area).

$47,320
Grand Forks, ND-MN median annual wage
$23/hour median
+2.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,340
30
Local employment
0.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.33
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,280
25th
$44,280
Median
$47,320
75th
$52,340
90th
$58,840

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Grand Forks, ND-MN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
86.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$54,602
Goods: 95.6%
Services: 77.1%
Rents: 59.7%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Grand Forks, ND-MN

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians $344,930 1.38
Family Medicine Physicians $286,380 1.45
Nurse Anesthetists $254,410 2.20
Natural Sciences Managers $173,590 0.86
Chief Executives $171,120 1.10
Architectural And Engineering Managers $149,500 0.45
Computer And Information Systems Managers $141,440 0.38
Pharmacists $138,310 0.85

Grand Forks, ND-MN has salary data for 249 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, And Applicators, Vegetation in Grand Forks, ND-MN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, And Applicators, Vegetation are projected to change by +3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.