Also called: Hazardous Materials Surveyor, Asbestos Building Inspector
Surveys buildings before renovation or demolition, sampling materials to find asbestos and lead paint so workers and families stay safe.
Before an old school is renovated, you go room by room cutting tiny samples of floor tile, pipe insulation and plaster, and testing paint with an X-ray gun. You map every hazard and write the report abatement crews follow.
Estimated from BLS occupational health and safety specialists and technicians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school or degree plus EPA/state asbestos inspector and lead risk assessor licenses.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene.
Growing about average. Steady; old buildings are full of these materials.
Low risk for 10 years. Lab tests and handheld XRF guns speed analysis; surveying buildings and taking samples stay hands-on.
Classes: Chemistry, Construction CTE, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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