Also called: Dead Animal Pickup Worker, Carcass Removal Technician
Drives highways and city streets picking up dead deer and other animals hit by cars, then takes them to composting sites or landfills.
Your phone app lists 12 reported deer along the interstate today. You pull onto the shoulder, put on gloves and use a winch to drag a 150-pound deer into your truck. You log its location for state wildlife biologists, then head to a compost site.
Often part of state road crews or contractor routes.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: None required.
Growing about average. More than a million deer-car crashes happen in the US each year.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps report locations faster, but picking up animals on roadsides stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to your state DOT, county roads department or a removal contractor
Classes: Biology, Driver education, PE or weight training.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4051.
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