Certified Hazardous Materials Manager

Median Annual Income

$45,300

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Median Annual Income

$47,540

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Construction

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

Median Annual Income

$47,360

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

Median Annual Income

$46,910

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

Median Annual Income

$61,590

Projected Job Growth

+1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Median Annual Income

$54,890

Projected Job Growth

-6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Median Annual Income

$60,510

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.

Median Annual Income

$34,150

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.

Median Annual Income

$37,660

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.

Median Annual Income

$45,760

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.