Demolition Engineer / Implosion Specialist: Plans how to bring down huge structures like stadiums, smokestacks, and bridges safely, sometimes with explosives. Typical pay $120k.
Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship
Industrial Hygienist: Protects workers from invisible hazards like silica dust, lead, noise, and toxic fumes. Typical pay $85k.
Construction Safety Manager: Keeps job sites safe by spotting hazards, training crews, and investigating accidents. Typical pay $85k.
Crane Inspector: Inspects tower and mobile cranes so they never collapse or drop a load. Typical pay $82k.
Demolition Superintendent: Runs crews and giant machines tearing down buildings safely and recycling what they can. Typical pay $88k.
Environmental Remediation Project Manager: Manages the cleanup of polluted land, like old gas stations and factories, so it can be built on again. Typical pay $90k.
Construction Safety Trainer: Teaches workers OSHA safety courses and hands-on skills like fall protection and confined spaces. Typical pay $68k.
Construction Safety Technician: Inspects job sites daily and helps the safety manager keep crews safe. Typical pay $62k.
Asbestos & Lead Inspector: Surveys buildings before renovation or demolition, sampling materials to find asbestos and lead paint so workers and families stay safe. Typical pay $60k.
Fall Protection Engineer: Designs the roof anchors, lifelines and guardrails that keep workers from falling, and certifies they can hold the load. Typical pay $100k.
Hydrodemolition Operator: Runs remote-controlled robots that blast away damaged concrete with water at about 20,000 psi while leaving the steel rebar unharmed. Typical pay $62k.
High-Reach Demolition Operator: Operates excavators with booms over 100 feet long that chew down tall buildings from the top, one floor at a time. Typical pay $75k.
Starter: fastest way in
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker: Removes asbestos, lead, mold, and other dangerous materials from buildings and sites. Typical pay $50k.
Demolition Laborer: Tears out walls, ceilings, and fixtures by hand and with power tools. Typical pay $44k.
Deconstruction & Salvage Worker: Carefully takes buildings apart by hand to save old wood, doors, and fixtures for reuse. Typical pay $42k.
Fire Watch Guard: Watches for fires on job sites during welding or when sprinkler systems are shut off. Typical pay $38k.
Water Damage Restoration Technician: Rushes to homes and businesses after floods, burst pipes or fires to pump out water, dry the building and clean up smoke damage. Typical pay $42k.
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