hazardous waste technician

Hazardous waste technicians dispose of materials that have been in contact with or are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic or a combination of the aforementioned hazardous traits. They remove the waste from industrial facilities or households and transport them to a treatment facility to ensure they are treated and disposed of according to regulations. They may also advise on the proper treatment of hazardous waste, and aid in the clean-up of hazardous waste spills.

The most in-demand skills for this role include contamination exposure regulations, hazardous materials transportation, waste management, hazardous waste treatment, hazardous waste types, characteristics of waste. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives hazardous waste technician 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.