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Tickets and skills that raise your rate

• Water and wastewater operator certification

  Provincial exams that let you run a treatment plant. A straight path to a municipal pension.

• Spill and emergency response

  Training for hazardous material releases. Call-out work pays overtime.

• Air monitoring and emissions testing

  A specialised niche with fewer trained people and better rates.

• Drone piloting

  Site surveys and habitat mapping from the air. Needs a Transport Canada certificate.