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Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

Public Safety and SecurityCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementMonitoringEducation and TrainingEnglish LanguageCritical ThinkingTransportation

1. Recycling and Reclamation Workers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Production and Processing, Mechanical, Administration and Management, Public Safety and Security, Education and Training, Customer and Personal Service

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringPersonnel and Human Resources

   9 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • MATERIALS HANDLER · Naval Supply Systems Command · Lemoore, CA
   • Materials Handler · Veterans Health Administration · Long Beach, CA
   • Laborer · California State University · Fullerton, CA

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2. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Public Safety and Security, Monitoring, Mechanical, English Language, Chemistry, Education and Training

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringMathematicsComputers and ElectronicsEngineering and Technology

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR · U.S. Marine Corps · Bridgeport, CA

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3. Highway Maintenance Workers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Public Safety and Security, English Language, Transportation, Building and Construction, Monitoring, Education and Training

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringCoordinationSpeakingComplex Problem Solving

   3 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Maintenance Control Technician · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · South El Monte, CA
   • AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST (STATION) · U.S. Army Forces Command · Fort Irwin, CA
   • Air Traffic Control Specialist (Terminal) · Air Force Civilian Career Training · North Carolina

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4. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mechanical

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Operations MonitoringOperation and Control

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • COLLECTION SYSTEM WORKER · U.S. Marine Corps · Camp Pendleton, CA

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5. Recycling Coordinators

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Administrative, Education and Training, Critical Thinking, Active Listening

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   SpeakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementCoordinationMathematics

   4 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL SUPERVISOR · Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command · Youngstown, OH
   • AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL SUPERVISOR · Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command · Little Rock, AR
   • AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL SUPERVISOR · Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command · Tyndall AFB, FL

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.