decontamination worker

Decontamination workers remove and dispose of hazardous materials, such as radioactive materials or contaminated soil. They handle hazardous materials in compliance with safety regulations, investigate causes of contamination, and remove the contamination from the structure or site.

The most in-demand skills for this role include contamination exposure regulations, cleaning industry health and safety measures, radioactive contamination, health, safety and hygiene legislation, decontamination techniques, hazardous waste treatment. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives decontamination worker a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.