Also called: Hydromulch Applicator, Erosion Control Technician
Sprays a green slurry of seed, mulch and fertilizer from a truck to grow grass on highway slopes, new neighborhoods and burned hills.
You fill a big tank truck with water, seed and green paper mulch and spray it across a steep highway bank with a hose cannon. Then you install erosion blankets and silt fences so rain does not wash the soil away.
Estimated; seasonal with long days in spring and fall.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.25 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Landscape Management, Environmental Technology.
Growing about average. Every new road and building site needs erosion control.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones may seed some areas, but erosion control on job sites stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to landscaping and erosion control companies for hydroseeding crew jobs
Classes: Biology, Ag or horticulture, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-3011.
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