1. buying or applying restricted-use pesticides
2. applying pesticides (including herbicides) to someone else's property (for information on aerial pesticide applications, see "Aerial pesticide applicator responsibilities in Oregon"​)
3. applying pesticides as a public employee while using a fuel or electric-powered sprayer or spreader.
4. applying pesticides on school property.
5. giving advice on how to use a restricted-use pesticide or which restricted-use pesticide will work best.

1. applying a pesticide on a person's owned or leased property (no restricted-use pesticide applications)
2. applying a pesticide on property owned or leased by an employer while acting as an employee (no restricted-use pesticide applications)
3. giving advice on general-use pesticides
4. performing structural pest inspections for individuals buying or selling a home (see special situations page)
5. applying a pesticide while doing lawn maintenance if all of the following are true:

• Applications are to small residential lawns or gardens only - no applications to commercial properties.
• Not using restricted-use pesticides.
• Not using fuel or electric-powered sprayers or spreaders.
• The use of pesticides is not stated in advertisements, contracts or invoices.

• Allows you to use pesticides (general or restricted-use) on someone else's property if employed by a company with the commercial operator license.
• Allows you to use restricted-use pesticides on your own (or your employer's) non-agricultural land.
• Allows you to supervise a licensed pesticide trainee or apprentice.
• Allows you to tell someone how to use a restricted-use pesticide or which restricted-use pesticide will work best (limited to categories on your license).
• Tests required - Laws & safety and at least one category

• Allows a business to use pesticides on someone else's property.
• For corporations, at least one employee must be licensed as a commercial pesticide applicator.
• For sole proprietors or partnerships, the owner or at least one partner must be licensed as a commercial pesticide applicator.
• Categories must match the type of pesticide work that will be done.
• The business must show proof of insurance for pesticide applications.
• This license cannot be issued to a public agency.
• Test required - None.

• Allows you to tell someone how to use a restricted-use pesticide or which restricted-use pesticide will work best.
• The demonstration and research option allows you to create demonstration plots or do research on pesticides.
• If you have a pesticide consultant license, you may obtain the private pesticide applicator license without passing the private pesticide applicator test.
• Test required - Consultant.

• Allows a business to sell restricted-use pesticides to licensed pesticide users.
• Test required - None.

• Allows you to use restricted-use pesticides on agricultural land, including farmland, ranches, forestland, nurseries, and orchards.
• Allows you to supervise a co-worker or employee applying a restricted-use pesticide.
• One license covers all agricultural use (no categories).
• Test required - Private pesticide applicator.

• You must work for a state or federal agency, county, city, municipality, irrigation district, railroad, public utility, telephone company, school, or other public employer.
• Allows you to use restricted-use pesticides for your public employer.
• Allows you to use fuel or electric-powered sprayers or spreaders.
• Categories must match the type of pesticide work that will be done.
• Allows you to tell someone how to use restricted-use pesticide or which restricted-use pesticide will work best (limited to categories on your license).
• May supervise a licensed pesticide trainee or apprentice.
• Tests required - Laws & safety and at least one category.

• Allows you to use pesticides while supervised by a licensed commercial or public pesticide applicator.
  
• Supervisor must be on site at all times during spraying with the trainee.
• Must apply pesticides only in the same category as those authorized by the supervisor's license.
• Test required - None.

• Allows you to use pesticides while supervised by a licensed commercial or public pesticide applicator.
  
• Supervisor must be able to help the trainee by phone or radio during the application.
• Supervisor does not need to be on site.
• Must apply pesticides only in the same category as those authorized by the supervisor's license.
• Apprentice must attend eight (8) hours of continuing education classes each year, four (4) Core and four (4) Other to renew the Apprentice license - or retake the required test. 
• Test required - Laws and Safety.