Also called: Dry Ice Blasting Technician, Sanitation Technician
Deep-cleans factory equipment with high-pressure water, dry ice blasting and special chemicals.
You suit up and blast years of baked-on grease off an oven line with frozen carbon-dioxide pellets that turn straight to gas. In food plants, night sanitation crews strip down equipment after the last shift so it's spotless by morning.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; trained on the job with safety certifications.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Cleaning robots are coming slowly, but blasting and scrubbing varied plant equipment stays physical work.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at industrial cleaning contractors or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Chemistry, Shop class.
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