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Estimated employment700
Mean wage$22.40
Entry wage$16.43
10th percentile wage$15.78
50th percentile wage$21.03
90th percentile wage$31.39
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Waste Management and Remediation Services68096.4%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Waste Management and Remediation Services68020.76
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (47-4041)
Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, contaminated soil, etc. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.03 $26.49  -$5.45
2016$20.24+3.9%$25.50 +3.9%-$5.25
2015$19.91+1.7%$25.08 +1.7%-$5.16
2014$19.48+2.2%$24.54 +2.2%-$5.05
2013$19.19+1.5%$24.17 +1.5%-$4.98
2012$19.02+.9%$23.96 +.9%-$4.93
2011$18.74+1.5%$23.61 +1.5%-$4.86
2010$18.53+1.2%$23.34 +1.2%-$4.81
2009$18.33+1.1%$23.09 +1.1%-$4.75
2008$17.73+3.4%$22.33 +3.4%-$4.60
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.03 $22.06  -$1.03
2016$20.24+3.9%$21.36 +3.3%-$1.11
2015$19.91+1.7%$20.91 +2.1%-$0.99
2014$19.48+2.2%$20.46 +2.2%-$0.97
2013$19.19+1.5%$20.05 +2.1%-$0.85
2012$19.02+.9%$19.70 +1.7%-$0.68
2011$18.74+1.5%$19.39 +1.6%-$0.65
2010$18.53+1.2%$19.07 +1.7%-$0.53
2009$18.33+1.1%$18.81 +1.4%-$0.47
2008$17.73+3.4%$18.33 +2.6%-$0.60

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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