How to Become a Field Representative

  1. Submit Your Field Representative Exam Application
  2. Exam Approval and Scheduling
    • The Board will review your application. Once approved, we will send your eligibility to the testing vendor, PSI Exams (PSI).
    • PSI will send you a Candidate Handbook by mail or email (if you provided one). This handbook explains how to schedule your exam.
    • You have 6 months to schedule and take the exam. If you don’t, your application will expire, and you will need to reapply and pay the fee again.
  3. Exam Day
    • Bring a valid, government-issued photo ID (like a driver’s license or passport).
  4. Exam Results
    • You will get your results immediately after the exam.
    • If You Pass: You will be directed to the SPCB online licensing system to complete the license application online.
    • If You Fail: You will need to submit a re-exam application through the SPCB online licensing system and pay another $50 fee. You will have to wait 30 days before you can retake the exam.
  5. Live Scan/Fingerprint Process
    • Download the Live Scan form from the SPCB online licensing system under Links & Resources.
    • Live Scan results can take 2 weeks to 2 months or more to arrive.
    • If you have already done a Live Scan for SPCB, you do not need to do it again unless your previous license was cancelled and you don’t have another active license.
  6. Getting Your Field Representative License
    • Fill out the Field Representative license application using the SPCB online licensing system and pay the $30 fee. You must upload a copy of your completed live scan form and any required training and experience documents in your online application.
    • Use DCA License Search to check your license status. You can start working as soon as your license number is issued. The physical license will arrive in 2 to 4 weeks.
  7. License Denial and Appeals
    • If your application is denied, we’ll send instructions on how to request a hearing.

Send your written request for a hearing within 60 days to:

Structural Pest Control Board
2005 Evergreen Street, Ste. 1500
Sacramento, CA 95815

If you don’t request a hearing within 60 days, you’ll lose your right to appeal, and the denial will stand.