Commercial Pest Control recruiters serving Albany.
About 270 pest control workers work in the Albany metro, at a $45,390 median. BLS counts 34 business locations of pest control companies across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Albany.
BLS counts about 270 pest control workers in the Albany metro. Relative to the size of the local economy, pest control workers are less concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 0.91). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Pest Control hub.
Commercial Pest Control Technician
Albany: 270 employed · $45,390 median, 43rd-highest of 109 metros
Licensed Pest Control Applicator
Termite / WDI Inspector
Fumigation Technician
Commercial Account Manager
Albany: 3,060 employed · $68,050 median, 29th-highest of 111 metros
Pest Control Branch / Route Manager
Albany: 390 employed · $105,020 median, 49th-highest of 112 metros
Pest Control Service Manager
Albany: 8,890 employed · $111,130 median, 32nd-highest of 112 metros
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialist
Bird / Wildlife Exclusion Technician
Pest Control Sales / Business Development Rep
Albany: 2,850 employed · $70,360 median, 49th-highest of 112 metros
What Commercial Pest Control roles earn in Albany.
Pest control workers in Albany earn a median $45,390, level with the $45,250 national figure, and 43rd of 109 metros. Pay runs $37,820 at the tenth percentile to $59,210 at the ninetieth.
| Role | Albany median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Pest Control Technician · Licensed Pest Control Applicator · Termite / WDI InspectorPest Control Workers (37-2021) | $45,390 | $37,820–$59,210 | $45,250 | 0% | 270 |
| Commercial Account ManagerSales Representatives of Services (41-3091) | $68,050 | $39,720–$145,610 | $69,990 | −3% | 3,060 |
| Pest Control Branch / Route ManagerTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (11-3071) | $105,020 | $74,480–$174,240 | $107,230 | −2% | 390 |
| Pest Control Service ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers (11-1021) | $111,130 | $60,220–$235,180 | $105,770 | +5% | 8,890 |
| Pest Control Sales / Business Development RepSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing (41-4012) | $70,360 | $46,150–$131,890 | $72,080 | −2% | 2,850 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Albany metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Albany's commercial pest control market has changed since 2018.
The number of pest control companies in Albany rose from 28 in 2018 to 34 in 2023, up 21%, ahead of the 16% national rise. BLS stops short of publishing headcount and pay for them here, which happens when a handful of firms account for most of the work.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pest control companies: business locations | 28 | 34 | +21% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Commercial Pest Control hiring resources.
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Albany runs 9% fewer commercial pest control workers per job than the country as a whole — below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Pest Control Workers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Albany's commercial pest control market compares
Among the 98 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Albany ranks 70th for headcount, 38th for median pay and 54th for concentration for pest control workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 4,380 | $49,940 | 0.70 | 901 |
| Rochester | 310 | $47,350 | 0.96 | 40 |
| Albany | 270 | $45,390 | 0.91 | 34 |
| Buffalo | 150 | $46,110 | 0.42 | 24 |
| Syracuse | 100 | $45,670 | 0.51 | 15 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial pest control employers in Albany, the pool is about the national norm for its size, so difficulty depends on the role more than the market.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Albany metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Commercial Pest Control licensing in New York.
New York has three commercial tiers, Commercial Apprentice, Commercial Technician and Commercial Applicator, and the business itself must be registered with the department. Structural work is category 7A, Structural and Rodent Control, which covers rodents, roaches, ants, fleas, ticks and stinging and biting insects but excludes food processing areas and termiticides, while termite work requires category 7C. An apprentice must be at least 16, complete eight hours of instruction and 40 hours of supervised pesticide use, and work under the direct supervision of a Commercial Applicator employed by the same business. A technician qualifies through an approved 30-hour course, a relevant associate degree, or two documented years of apprenticeship, and may apply general use products unsupervised but not restricted use products. Governed by ECL Article 33 and 6 NYCRR Part 325. The same state rules apply in New York, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, so candidates licensed there can work in Albany without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Pest Management. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Albany talent.
The closest metro we cover is Hartford, about 80 miles away, with roughly 340 pest control workers (1.3 times Albany's 270). Bridgeport pays the most nearby, a $49,750 median, 10% above Albany. That is the number any Albany offer is competing with when experienced people weigh a move.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | – | 270 | $45,390 |
| Hartford | 82 mi | 340 | $48,670 |
| Worcester | 103 mi | – | – |
| Bridgeport | 106 mi | 180 | $49,750 |
| Syracuse | 124 mi | 100 | $45,670 |
| Scranton | 130 mi | 80 | $45,740 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Albany crews.
Not commercial pest control work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Albany in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Downtown Albany Strategy$200M ($120M projects + $40M housing + $40M community)Multi-year rollout
A three-fund investment strategy to revitalize the capital city's core - major projects, housing, and public-space improvements.
- GlobalFoundries Fab 8 expansion (Malta)$11.6B (plus $575M packaging/testing + $186M R&D)Began 2025, multi-year buildout
A new 358,000 sq ft semiconductor manufacturing facility on GlobalFoundries' existing Malta campus, creating 1,500+ direct jobs plus thousands of indirect jobs - the anchor of the region's two-decade-old chip cluster.
- Albany NanoTech High NA EUV Lithography Center$10B partnershipUnder construction
The first and only publicly-owned High NA Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Center in North America, at NY CREATES' Albany NanoTech Complex - cutting-edge semiconductor R&D infrastructure.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Albany market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for commercial pest control, and what kills offers in Albany.
The 2 credentials that gate the work and the 3 things that most often end a commercial pest control offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Commercial Pest Control credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Commercial Pest Control hiring in Albany.
What do pest control workers earn in Albany?
BLS puts the Albany median for pest control workers at $45,390 a year, about the same as the $45,250 national median. That ranks 43rd of 109 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Pay is bunched together here, $37,820 to $59,210 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. Within New York, New York pays more, at $49,940.
Is it hard to hire pest control workers in Albany?
It is about average. Pest control workers are as common in Albany as they are nationally (location quotient 0.91), with about 270 in the metro. With 21% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial pest control roles pay the most in Albany?
Of the roles we recruit for, Pest Control Service Manager pays the most in Albany, a $111,130 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Commercial Pest Control Technician at $45,390, 59% below it. Relative to national pay, Pest Control Service Manager is the strongest-paying role here (5% above).
How many pest control companies operate in Albany?
BLS counted 34 pest control companies in Albany in 2023. Up from 28 in 2018, a 21% increase against 16% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Albany for pest control workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Hartford (82 miles, about 340, $48,670 median), Bridgeport (106 miles, about 180, $49,750 median) and Syracuse (124 miles, about 100, $45,670 median). Hartford pays 7% more, which is where Albany employers tend to lose people.
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