Commercial Pest Control recruiters serving Raleigh.
Raleigh has 67% more pest control workers per job than the country as a whole, about 820 in the metro. BLS counts 99 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 Raleigh.
BLS counts about 820 pest control workers in the Raleigh metro. Relative to the size of the local economy, pest control workers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.67). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Pest Control hub.
Commercial Pest Control Technician
Raleigh: 820 employed · $46,470 median, 30th-highest of 109 metros
Licensed Pest Control Applicator
Termite / WDI Inspector
Fumigation Technician
Commercial Account Manager
Raleigh: 8,970 employed · $68,560 median, 28th-highest of 111 metros
Pest Control Branch / Route Manager
Raleigh: 850 employed · $110,780 median, 32nd-highest of 112 metros
Pest Control Service Manager
Raleigh: 9,520 employed · $114,940 median, 26th-highest of 112 metros
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialist
Bird / Wildlife Exclusion Technician
Pest Control Sales / Business Development Rep
Raleigh: 7,550 employed · $72,220 median, 42nd-highest of 112 metros
What Commercial Pest Control roles earn in Raleigh.
Pest control workers in Raleigh earn a median $46,470, level with the $45,250 national figure, and 30th of 109 metros. Pay runs $36,590 at the tenth percentile to $63,460 at the ninetieth.
| Role | Raleigh median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Pest Control Technician · Licensed Pest Control Applicator · Termite / WDI InspectorPest Control Workers (37-2021) | $46,470 | $36,590–$63,460 | $45,250 | +3% | 820 |
| Commercial Account ManagerSales Representatives of Services (41-3091) | $68,560 | $39,720–$154,720 | $69,990 | −2% | 8,970 |
| Pest Control Branch / Route ManagerTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (11-3071) | $110,780 | $70,900–$198,420 | $107,230 | +3% | 850 |
| Pest Control Service ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers (11-1021) | $114,940 | $56,020–$268,030 | $105,770 | +9% | 9,520 |
| Pest Control Sales / Business Development RepSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing (41-4012) | $72,220 | $40,270–$154,980 | $72,080 | 0% | 7,550 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Raleigh 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 Raleigh's commercial pest control market has changed since 2018.
The number of pest control companies in Raleigh rose from 72 in 2018 to 99 in 2023, up 38%, ahead of the 16% national rise. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Raleigh, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pest control companies: business locations | 72 | 99 | +38% |
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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Raleigh runs 67% more commercial pest control workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching 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 Raleigh's commercial pest control market compares
Among the 98 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Raleigh ranks 23rd for headcount, 26th for median pay and 19th for concentration for pest control workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 1,270 | $45,250 | 1.42 | 164 |
| Raleigh | 820 | $46,470 | 1.67 | 99 |
| Greensboro | 340 | $44,460 | 1.43 | 41 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 210 | $46,720 | 0.93 | 21 |
| Winston-Salem | 200 | $44,600 | 1.13 | 36 |
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 Raleigh, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Raleigh metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Commercial Pest Control licensing in North Carolina.
North Carolina uses three tiers: Registered Technician, Certified Applicator and Structural Pest Control Licensee, and the work is divided into three phases, P for household pest control, W for wood-destroying organisms and F for fumigation. A Registered Technician must complete an introductory training workbook, at least 24 hours of on-the-job training under supervision and an eight-hour state school, and any employee of a licensee who performs structural pest control must be registered within 75 days of hire. A Licensee must already be a Certified Applicator in good standing in the phase sought, document two years of independently verifiable experience, pass the phase exam and carry liability insurance. Confirm which phases a candidate holds, since P, W and F are credentialed separately. Governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 106, Article 4C. The same state rules apply in Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Durham-Chapel Hill, so candidates licensed there can work in Raleigh without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Structural Pest Control Division. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Raleigh talent.
The closest metro we cover is Durham-Chapel Hill, about 20 miles away, with roughly 210 pest control workers (0.3 times Raleigh's 820). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $44,460 in Greensboro to $46,720 in Durham-Chapel Hill, against $46,470 here. Charlotte has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | – | 820 | $46,470 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 21 mi | 210 | $46,720 |
| Greensboro | 68 mi | 340 | $44,460 |
| Winston-Salem | 93 mi | 200 | $44,600 |
| Charlotte | 130 mi | 1,270 | $45,250 |
| Richmond | 139 mi | 420 | $45,800 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Raleigh crews.
Not commercial pest control work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Raleigh in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Hub RTP$2BPhased, multi-year
100-acre downtown Research Triangle Park district delivering 1.5M+ sq ft of office/lab space plus 1,200 residential units. Conventional commercial and mixed-use construction alongside the region's pharma manufacturing boom.
- Novo Nordisk Clayton expansion$4.1BMulti-year buildout
Adds 1.4M sq ft of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and roughly 1,000 permanent jobs. One of the largest single pharma capital projects in the Southeast, requiring cleanroom-grade mechanical, electrical, and process piping at scale.
- Johnson & Johnson Wilson biologics campus$2BMulti-year
Biologics manufacturing campus adding to the region's life-sciences construction pipeline - cleanroom and process-utility work drawing on the same specialized labor pool as Novo Nordisk and Fujifilm.
Showing 3 of 5 projects tracked in this metro. The Raleigh market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for commercial pest control, and what kills offers in Raleigh.
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 Raleigh.
What do pest control workers earn in Raleigh?
BLS puts the Raleigh median for pest control workers at $46,470 a year, about the same as the $45,250 national median. That ranks 30th of 109 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $36,590 and $63,460, a 1.7x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other North Carolina metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire pest control workers in Raleigh?
Not by national standards. Pest control workers make up 67% more of the Raleigh workforce than they do nationally, about 820 people. With 38% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial pest control roles pay the most in Raleigh?
Of the roles we recruit for, Pest Control Service Manager pays the most in Raleigh, a $114,940 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Commercial Pest Control Technician at $46,470, 60% below it. Relative to national pay, Pest Control Service Manager is the strongest-paying role here (9% above).
How many pest control companies operate in Raleigh?
BLS counted 99 pest control companies in Raleigh in 2023. Up from 72 in 2018, a 38% 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 Raleigh for pest control workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Durham-Chapel Hill (21 miles, about 210, $46,720 median), Greensboro (68 miles, about 340, $44,460 median) and Winston-Salem (93 miles, about 200, $44,600 median).
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Raleigh has one of the deeper pools of pest control workers we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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