Career Guides
Plain-language guides for water, fire, mold and abatement careers: the daily work, IICRC training and state licences, pay, and the next step up.
A restoration technician dries water losses, cleans soot and mold, and documents damage. What the job involves, training, schedule and career path.
What a restoration project manager does across mitigation, reconstruction and large-loss work, where the jobs are, how the role pays, and the paths in.
What a water mitigation technician does on a water loss, how the job differs from restoration tech work, and the WRT and ASD certifications that mark the path.
What a fire restoration technician does after a fire, how the work differs from water mitigation, the hazards and PPE, and the IICRC certifications that help.
What a mold remediation technician does on a job, the PPE and licensing reality, the IICRC AMRT credential and how to get started in mold work.
What a biohazard remediation technician does, the scenes they clean, OSHA bloodborne training, hepatitis B vaccine rules, and how to get into the field.
What asbestos abatement workers do, the AHERA and state accreditation, PPE, respirators and medical exams, and the path from new hire to supervisor.
What lead abatement workers do, how the role differs from RRP renovator work, what the federal lead program and some states require, and pay.
Contents technicians handle what is inside a damaged building: pack-out, inventory, cleaning, storage and pack-back after water, fire and mold losses.
What a restoration crew lead does on the job site, how crew chief and lead tech titles compare, how techs move up, and what the role pays.
What a reconstruction technician (restoration carpenter) does after mitigation ends: rebuild duties, skills, EPA RRP rules, pay proxies and the career path.
What a carpet cleaning tech does, the equipment they run, the IICRC certifications that help (CCT, UFT) and how the job leads into water restoration.
What an air duct cleaning technician does on homes, commercial systems and restoration jobs, the NADCA ASCS certification, the hazards, and how to start.
What a restoration (Xactimate) estimator does on mitigation, rebuild and contents claims, the skills and Verisk certifications that matter, and pay from BLS.
What a restoration production manager does: crews, equipment and schedules across jobs. Requirements, project manager differences, pay and the career path.
What a restoration operations manager or general manager does: owning the P&L, running departments, requirements, pay context and the path into the role.
What a restoration contents manager does: pack-outs, inventory, cleaning and storage, the IICRC CPT and RIA CLS credentials, pay context and job search.
What an abatement supervisor does on asbestos and lead jobs, the supervisor training each program requires, and the closest BLS pay benchmark.
What mold inspectors and assessors do, inspector vs assessor, state licensing, ACAC certifications, pay benchmarks and how to get into mold inspection jobs.
What a restoration business development rep does: the referral partners they call on, commission and pay basics, requirements, career path, and open BDR jobs.
What a restoration coordinator does: job files, dispatch, billing, TPA program paperwork, office roles at restoration companies, pay and how to get hired.