Montana Pesticide Applicator (Commercial) License Requirements
State-board requirements, fees, and renewal cycle drawn from official regulator records.
Applies restricted-use pesticides commercially. EPA + state certification.
What the Montana data shows for Pesticide Applicator (Commercial)s
To practice as a pesticide applicator (commercial) in Montana, the state licensing board requires board-approved training, a passing score on a state-approved exam. The regulation sits under Montana's professional licensing framework, which classifies the training track as "Training/Certification".
Budget $50 to get started on a 3-year cycle. There's no continuing-education mandate tied to this profession in Montana, which keeps the long-run cost of staying licensed lighter than in CE-heavy states.
Montana handles out-of-state credentials on a case-by-case basis instead of a standing reciprocity list.
Licensing Ease Score
A higher score means this specific license is LESS burdensome to obtain and maintain here than the national requirement corpus, based on education hours, fees, continuing education, and experience requirements, not an overall judgment of the profession or the state.
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Pesticide Applicator (Commercial) in Montana is one requirement row in a pesticide applicator (commercial)-wide, 50-state comparison.
- See how Montana's pesticide applicator (commercial) requirements compare to every other state before relocating. Pesticide Applicator (Commercial) in every state
- Read the general portability rules before moving an existing license to a new state. Transfer guide
- See how Montana's overall licensing burden compares to other states, not just this one profession. Montana overview
Requirements shown are compiled from NCSL and Institute for Justice research; verify current rules with the Montana licensing board before making career decisions.
Source: NCSL Occupational Licensing Database, Institute for Justice License to Work (3rd Ed.), state licensing board websites
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Institute for Justice, the PlainCredential comparison corpus (current as of May 15, 2026) maps 4,947 state licensing requirement records; see the methodology.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.