Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Asbestos Abatement Worker, Asbestos Remover, Asbestos Worker, Waste Handling Technician
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Advanced Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics; Aircraft Armament Systems Helper, F-15; Aircraft Loadmaster Apprentice, MC-130P; Aircrew Flight Equipment Helper; Bomber/Special Electronic Warfare and Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics Craftsman; Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics Apprentice, A-10/U-2 Avionics; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Aircraft Maintenance Helper, CV-22; Missile And Space Systems Maintenance Helper; Nondestructive Inspection; Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maintenance Craftsman
Aircraft Structural Repairer; Ammunition Warrant Officer; Cavalry Scout; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist; Combat Engineer; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist; Indirect Fire Infantryman; M1 Armor Crewman; Petroleum Systems Technician; Unit Supply Specialist
Aviation Survival Technician; Damage Controlman; Deployable Specialized Forces; Gunner's Mate; Machinery Technician; Marine Safety Specialist Engineer; Marine Safety Specialist Response; Marine Science Technician; Material Maintenance Specialty; Naval Engineering Specialty
Aircraft Maintenance (Fixed-Wing); Basic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Marine; Cryogenics Equipment Operator; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Airframe Mechanic-Trainee; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Mechanic, F-35; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, T-56; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, KC-130/V-22; Ground Safety Specialist; Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Operations Chief
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman; Basic EOD Technician; Damage Controlman; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) Apprentice; Hull Maintenance Technician; Logistics Specialist (Submarine); Master EOD Technician; Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Officer; Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician; Shipboard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear-Defense (CBRN-D) Operations and Training Specialist
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What they do:
Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.
On the job, you would:
- Build containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work.
- Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.
- Identify asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials to be removed, using monitoring devices.
Knowledge
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Business
- management
- customer service
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- group things in different ways
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Integrity
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Xactware Xactimate
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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