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Overview
Hazardous waste technician work is about identifying, sorting, removing and transporting waste that may be ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic or contaminated.
In job descriptions, look for hazardous waste collection, spill clean-up, waste type assessment, protective equipment, decontamination, transport records, sampling and compliance checks at industrial sites or households.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Hazardous waste technicians work around collection points, industrial sites, households, transport routes and treatment facilities. The core task is to keep dangerous material identified, contained, documented and moved without spreading contamination or creating avoidable risk.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include assessing waste type, sorting waste, removing contaminated materials, using protective gear, collecting samples and keeping waste collection records. Some roles lean toward spill response, contaminated material storage, radiation monitoring or advice on waste handling procedures.
Salary context
Salary comparisons should look at exposure risk, transport responsibility, emergency clean-up duties, record keeping and whether the role includes inspection or advisory work. Jobs involving hazardous liquids, radioactive contamination or independent route planning may carry different responsibility from routine collection work.
Career paths
Experience can lead from collection and sorting work toward decontamination coordination, hazardous waste treatment, compliance inspection, waste management planning or training other staff in safe handling routines.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the exact waste types, protective equipment, transport duties and documentation expected. A clear advert should say whether the job is routine collection, spill clean-up, treatment facility work or compliance support.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
47-4041.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETRecycling and Reclamation Workers
53-7062.04
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
waste disposal compliance technician
waste disposal site compliance technician
toxic waste technician
hazardous waste disposal technician
hazardous waste treatment technician
hazardous waste removal technician
toxic waste disposal technician
toxic waste removal technician
waste sortation technician
toxic waste treatment technician
landfill site technician
waste treatment technician
Occupation group
chemical engineering technician (3116.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c95121e9-e9f7-40a9-adcb-6fda1e82bbd2 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3116.1.4 |
| ISCO group | 3116 |
| Concept type | Occupation |