Also called: Asbestos Abatement Worker, Hazmat Technician
Removes asbestos, lead, mold and toxic chemicals safely from buildings and spill sites.
You suit up in a full-body suit and respirator, seal off a school basement with plastic, and carefully strip old asbestos pipe insulation. Everything gets bagged, labeled and trucked to a special landfill.
Approximate May 2024 figures.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. High school plus OSHA HAZWOPER and state asbestos/lead training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Approximate projection.
Low risk for 10 years. Robots help with some demolition and sampling; suiting up and removing asbestos, lead and mold in real buildings stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to abatement contractors; they send new workers to HAZWOPER and asbestos classes First: 40-hour HAZWOPER and state asbestos worker course (about 1–2 weeks)
Classes: Chemistry, Construction CTE, Health, Shop class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4041.
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