Also called: General Assistant (GA), Station Janitor, Dining Attendant
Does everyday jobs like shoveling, cooking, cleaning, and cargo handling at research stations in Antarctica.
Support staff unload cargo planes on the ice, wash dishes for hundreds of people, drive heavy equipment, or fix plumbing, all while living with penguins nearby and the sun up 24 hours in summer.
Estimate; travel, housing, and food are free, so most pay is saved.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. The U.S. Antarctic Program hires through contractors for 4-12 month contracts at McMurdo, Palmer, and South Pole stations; many jobs need only a high school diploma, a work history, and passing a strict medical exam.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Station kitchens, cargo and maintenance are too remote and varied for robots to take over soon; jobs depend on program budgets, not AI.
Classes: Culinary arts, Auto or construction CTE, Health/PE, Business basics.
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