Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 401 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 14% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Identify asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials to be removed, using monitoring devices.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Record numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, specifying amounts or types of equipment or waste disposed.
AI could do much of this on its own
Organize or track the locations of hazardous items in landfills.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Build containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Sort specialized hazardous waste at landfills or disposal centers, following proper disposal procedures.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Mechanical
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Operation and Control
- Depth Perception