Also called: Rain Garden Maintenance Technician, Bioswale Technician
Takes care of rain gardens, bioswales and green roofs that cities build to soak up stormwater and keep sewers from overflowing.
You drive a city truck to a row of sidewalk rain gardens, pull trash and weeds, and check that water drains within a day. After a big storm you inspect inlets for clogs and log everything in a tablet so engineers can track what works.
Estimated; city jobs often include good benefits.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0.5 years after high school. High school plus training; the NGICP certificate is common.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Horticulture, Environmental Science, Landscape Management.
Growing faster than average. Cities like Philadelphia, New York and Seattle keep building green infrastructure.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors track drainage, but weeding, planting and clearing clogs stay hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to landscape contractors and city programs that maintain rain gardens and green roofs
Classes: Biology, Environmental science, Ag or horticulture.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-3011.
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