Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!
High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)
The episode was rated 7.35 from 20 votes.
Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.
The episode was rated 7.38 from 16 votes.
Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp in Pennsylvania to spend the day making delicious maple syrup the old-fashioned way.
The episode was rated 7.47 from 15 votes.
With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 12 votes.
Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 12 votes.
Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 14 votes.
Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 16 votes.
Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 22 votes.
Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.
The episode was rated 7.58 from 12 votes.
Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tags fish and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 16 votes.
Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.
The episode was rated 7.64 from 11 votes.
Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio to learn how to make marbles.
The episode was rated 7.71 from 14 votes.
Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Apalachicola National Forest.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 17 votes.
Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 16 votes.
Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.
The episode was rated 8.17 from 18 votes.
