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• Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

  The 40-hour course. Without it you cannot work on a cleanup site at all.

• Water or wastewater operator license

  State licensed, exam based, climbs in grades. It is the most reliable way to a steady municipal job with a pension.

• Confined space and respirator training

  Tanks, vaults and sewers. Extra pay and extra risk.

• Commercial driver's license

  Moving waste and equipment yourself makes you far more useful to a small contractor.

• Mapping software

  Geographic information systems (GIS) skills turn field data into the maps clients actually look at.