A professional who pilots airplane or helicopter, at low altitudes, over agricultural fields to dust or spray fields with seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides. Responsibilities include:

• Pilots aircraft over field, or drives to field, or studies maps to become acquainted with obstacles or hazards, such as air turbulence, hedgerows, and hills, peculiar to particular field.
• Arranges for warning signals to be posted.
• Notifies livestock owners to move livestock from property over which harmful material may drift.
• Signals airplane-pilot helper to load aircraft.
• Pilots aircraft to dust or spray fields with seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides, and observes field markers and flag waved by airplane-pilot helper on ground to prevent overlaps of application and to ensure coverage of field.
• May be accompanied by property owner when piloting aircraft to survey field.
• May specialize in application of pesticides and be designated Pest-Control Pilot.