Also called: Biohazard Remediation Technician, Trauma Cleaner
Cleans up after crimes, accidents, and unattended deaths.
Wearing hazmat suits and respirators, trauma cleaners remove blood and biohazards, sanitize rooms, and restore homes so families do not have to. The work is tough but pays well for a no-degree job.
Estimate; emergency call-outs pay extra.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. OSHA bloodborne pathogen and HAZWOPER training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Removing biohazards and restoring homes in hazmat suits is messy physical work robots can't handle.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to biohazard cleanup companies; they train new techs and provide the gear
Classes: Chemistry, Health, Construction CTE, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-2019.
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