- Nevada licenses pest control through the Department of Agriculture.
- The Primary Principal needs 2 years of verified experience in the category, or 6 months plus 16 college credits in biological sciences, with 9 related to pest control.
- Plan for a trade exam.
- Pay runs from about $17.64 an hour for the lowest-paid tenth of pest control technicians to $39.14 for the top tenth.
- Jobs are projected to grow 20.8% from 2022 to 2032, faster than the 3.2% projected nationally.
The path in Nevada, step by step
Nevada licenses pest control work at the state level through the Nevada Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Program. These are the steps it lays out, in order.
- Pick your license categories.
- Find a qualified Primary Principal, who completes fingerprints and passes the principal exam.
- Submit the Pest Control Company Name Application.
- Submit the business license and Primary Principal license applications, with a Nevada Certificate of Insurance.
- License each operator with the business before they do pest control.
The full license guide, with every fee and form: pest control license in Nevada.
Finding an apprenticeship in Nevada
Nevada runs Registered Apprenticeship through its own State Apprenticeship Agency, recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor to register and oversee programs there. Its staff are state employees, and it may use the federal paperwork or forms of its own. Apprenticeship.gov lists the Nevada State Apprenticeship Agency as the contact.
Either way, a registered program means paid work with a mentor, raises as you progress, classroom instruction and a credential recognized in every state. Search open spots in the Apprenticeship Job Finder.
Across the country. Pest control is learned mostly on the job rather than in a long apprenticeship. Training can usually be finished in less than 3 months.
License levels and exams in Nevada
The license to aim for: Pest control business license, with a Primary Principal license.
Trade exam. Nevada's own pest control exams, $50 each. The state does not waive testing for operators licensed in other states.
Keeping it. Every year. All pest control licenses expire December 31.
Coming from another state. No. Everyone must pass Nevada's pest control exams.
| License | What it covers |
|---|---|
| C1 Limited Landscape | Urban and structural field: landscape pest control. |
| C2 Industrial and Institutional | Urban and structural field: general pest control in and around buildings. |
What the Nevada license costs
The fees the Nevada Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Program lists. Exam fees from a testing company, insurance and any bond come on top.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Business license | $250 |
| Principal or operator license | $50 |
| Exam, each | $50 |
| Retake within a year | $35 |
What pest control technicians earn in Nevada
The median pest control technician in Nevada earned $23.67 an hour in May 2025, 3rd of 50 states, with 790 on payrolls. The national median was $21.75.
At the bottom of the range, a quarter of pest control technicians in Nevada earned under $18.89 an hour and a tenth under $17.64. At the top, a quarter earned over $29.10 and a tenth over $39.14.
| Pay level | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17.64 | $36,680 |
| 25th percentile | $18.89 | $39,300 |
| Median | $23.67 | $49,240 |
| 75th percentile | $29.10 | $60,530 |
| 90th percentile | $39.14 | $81,420 |
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Jobs ahead in Nevada
Nevada's labor market office projects jobs for pest control technicians growing from 770 in 2022 to 930 in 2032, a change of 20.8%. Counting people who retire or change careers, that is about 130 openings a year.
Jobs are projected to grow 20.8% from 2022 to 2032, faster than the 3.2% projected nationally, ranking 5th of the 39 states in the file.
These are the state's own long-term projections, published together on Projections Central for the occupation group pest control workers.
Starting your own pest control technician business in Nevada
To contract on your own in Nevada, the license is the Pest control business license, with a Primary Principal license.
Insurance. Your insurance company must send a Nevada Certificate of Insurance before the business license is issued.
Pricing comes next. Paying yourself the Nevada median of $23.67 an hour, the labor rate calculator's starting numbers (one person, 2 unbilled hours a day, $90,000 of overhead, 15% profit) come to $112.16 per billable hour. Try your own in the labor rate calculator.
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Where this comes from
The license steps, fees and rules are from the official pages below, read on the date shown. Pay is the BLS May 2025 state estimate, the job outlook is Nevada's own long-term projection, and the apprenticeship details are from the U.S. Department of Labor. A detail an official page did not confirm is left out.
- Pest control FAQs (checked 2026-10-09)
- Pest control licensing guide (PDF) (checked 2026-10-09)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 37-2021
- Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2022 to 2032 (state labor market offices) (checked 2026-10-09)
- U.S. Department of Labor, Apprenticeship System (Office of Apprenticeship and State Apprenticeship Agencies) (checked 2026-10-09)
- U.S. Department of Labor, State Offices (checked 2026-10-09)
- U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship Program (checked 2026-10-09)
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Pest Control Workers (checked 2026-10-09)
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