Talk to your school counselor about programs and classes like woodworking that are offered at your school so you can start learning skills that will get you started in this field.

Find a class to jump-start your construction skills.

Search online for how-to videos to see how hard this work is to master--and whether it's something you think you'd like. Does seeing this kind of work in action make you more interested in trying it?

Watch tutorials on how to do this kind of work.

The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration offers training opportunities through workshops and webinars. Explore their website to learn more.

Explore some Hazmat training opportunities.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

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.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Other Construction and Related Workers

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.

Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage.

Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.

Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts.

Clean contaminated equipment or areas for reuse, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.

Remove or limit contamination following emergencies involving hazardous substances.

Clean mold-contaminated sites by removing damaged porous materials or thoroughly cleaning all contaminated nonporous materials.

Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Overview

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What Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Do

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Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Overview

Career

What Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Do

Other Job Titles Hazardous Materials Removal Workers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

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