Vocational Programs for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Career

The role of Hazardous Materials Removal Workers is to identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $53,430 and $26 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Hazardous Materials Removal Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 49,960 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. Total 28 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	28	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Hazardous Materials Removal Workers.

Related Occupations toHazardous Materials Removal Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,173K	$36,250	$17
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	38,510	$52,080	$25
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4,610	$65,600	$32
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	365K	$35,250	$17
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	135K	$47,810	$23

Schools offering vocational programs for Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

The following 25 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Hazardous Materials Removal Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.