Also called: Regulated Waste Driver
Collects and transports sealed medical waste from hospitals and clinics to treatment facilities.
Drivers run routes to hospitals, labs, and dental offices, load sealed containers, track every box for safety rules, and deliver to treatment plants.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Commercial driver's license and hazardous materials training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 53-3032: Average (3% to 4%).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Route software helps; handling sealed waste, paperwork and hazmat rules keep a person on the truck for now.
Classes: Driver's education, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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