DEMAND FOR PEST CONTROLLERS & ASSISTANTS

Degree of Difficulty Employers Report
Finding Inexperienced and Experienced Workers in this Field*


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Experience Level	Not Difficult	A Little Difficult	Somewhat Difficult	Very Difficult

Alameda	1996	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Contra Costa	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Golden Sierra	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mother Lode	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
San Bernardino	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Cruz	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Stanislaus	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Tulare	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX

*The greater the difficulty employers report finding workers, the easier it is to find a job.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department