Hazardous materials removal worker
Identifies, removes, packs, transports, or disposes of hazardous materials like asbestos, lead paint, waste oil, and contaminated soil, and needs special training.
Will AI replace hazardous materials removal worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 4 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record the number of containers stored and the waste disposed
- Use monitoring devices to find asbestos, lead, and other hazardous materials
- Organize and track where hazardous items are in landfills
What stays human
- Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces with scrapers, vacuums, or sprayers
- Build containment areas before cleanup or decontamination work starts
- Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +1.5%. Typical pay: $49,450 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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