Dirty Jobs

Avian Vomitologist

Mike first travels to Colorado to help out at a marble quarry. He then goes to California to collect owl vomit which is

Turkey Farmer

Turkey farmer, potato farmer, waste water sewage plant

Alligator Farmer

Sugarcane mill, firefighter (Fremont, CA), alligator farmer

Mushroom Farmer

Mushroom farmer, storm drain cleaner, drain cover foundry

Plumber

Plumber, drilling mud, Rough necker (oil drilling)

Termite Controller

Concrete spreader, termite exterminator, concrete truck cleaner

Casino Food Recycler

It's a glitzy Las Vegas premiere as Mike visits the Lance Burton Theater to clean up the pens for Lance's show doves and

Parade Float Dismantler

Mike first goes to Pennsylvania at a coal processing plant and learns how to make coke, carbonized coal used to make iro

Garbage Pit Technician

Mike first heads off to Las Vegas to work at an old fashioned printing press making lithographs of himself for the offic

Skull Cleaner

Mike first goes to Sacramento, CA to help repair railroad tracks. Mike then heads to Louisiana to learn how to make "bou

Geoduck Farmer

Mike first heads off to California to help tear down a dam so trout on the endangered species list can spawn. Mike then

Fuel Tank Cleaner

Mike heads to a good old fashioned steel town in Pennsylvania to work at a 75 year old candy store named Wertz Candies m

Coal Miner

Mike helps a family in New Jersey demolish and recycle parts from 100 year old buildings on an old college campus. Final

Hoof Cleaner

Mike Rowe first joins a crew at a rock quarry in Washington and learns what it takes to make gravel from loading rocks t

Alpaca Shearer

Mike once again joins up with the guys of Taylor Shellfish Farms to help them harvest mussels. Next he goes to Hawaii to

Monkey Caretaker

Mike Rowe meets his match when he travels to South Africa to take care of monkeys that are being trained to go back into

Snake Researcher

Mike Rowe wrangles some water snakes, steps into the shoes of hard working bait and lobster fishermen in Maine, and open

Penguin Keeper

Even though Mike has worked with concrete before in Dallas, he visits concrete workers in California today to learn the

Bell Maker

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeve and gets dirty making giant bells at the McShane Bell Foundry. Mike also gets down and dir

Mosquito Control Officer

Mike helps New Orleans residents restore, rebuild and revive their city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Bug Breeder

First Mike helps remove trees and tree stumps in California. Mike then gets himself dirty with some fainting goats in T

Poo Pot Maker

Mike first goes to northern California to count dead salmon. Mike opens up the mail bag and answers a viewer's question

Mule Logger

Mike joins forces with a master-cooper, or in laymen's terms, a barrel maker. Mike also teams up with some mule loggers.

Well Digger

Mike joins the Bowie BaySox team at Prince Georges Stadium in Maryland acting as a groundskeeper. Next he fixes boat moo

Cave Digger

Mike helps dig tunnels that are used as underground wine caverns. Later he works behind the scenes with Southwest Airli

Salt Miner

Mike goes underground in Hutchinson, Kansas to learn about mining rock salt. This episode also focuses on the behind th

Wine Maker

Mike first heads off to Napa Valley to learn how to make wine. Mike then gets dirty at a Kansas Cattle Ranch learning ab

Steam Ship Cleaner

Mike heads off to San Diego to learn the dirty job of hydroseeding. He then reads a viewer's letter and shows us never b

Billboard Installer

Mike heads off to Texas to work with an outdoor advertising company.

Snake Wrangler

Reptile handler

Leather Tanner

Mike goes to Georgia to learn how to make artistic jugs. He then joins Richard Meyer and his sons in upstate New York to

Bridge Painter

Mike Rowe and the Dirty Jobs crew travels to Michigan to work with the Mackinac Bridge Authority on one of the world's l

Vomit Island Workers

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he braves the untamed world of Vomit Island, a place where few have ever been and even fewer wou

Alligator Egg Collector

Mike Rowe gets dirty as he forages the swamps of Louisiana in search of alligator eggs 90,000 of them to be exact. It's

Special Effects Artist

Mike exposes the fascinating secrets behind the dirty world of special effects. He explores this very strange world as h

Reef Ball Maker

Mike rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty in order to help create an artificial underwater reef. It's a dirty job that is

Exotic Animal Keeper

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty at a recycling center in San Francisco that requires their dump truck driv

Spray Insulation Technician

Mike Rowe gets dirty with a team of airport runway painters, examines dirty diapers for bad smells and then teams up wit

Dirty Innovators

Big Animal Vet

Mike Rowe gets dirty at a famous barbeque joint, joins forces with a big animal veterinarian and finds himself deep in a

Steel Mill Worker

Mike Rowe gets dirty in St. Louis as he works with a river barge demolition team and then melts down the scrap steel int

Cave Biologist

Mike Rowe works with a cave biologist and then braves the high seas in search of slime eels.

Buoy Cleaner

Mike Rowe gets dirty in Oregon making shingles and then jumps on a Coast Guard ship to clean dirty buoys.

Cranberry Farmer

Mike Rowe gets dirty making handmade bricks in South Carolina. He then masters the art of cranberry farming in Oregon.

Mud Mineral Excavator

Mike Rowe gets dirty in Death Valley, CA preparing for a gem and mineral show. He then helps save injured birds from a n

Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple

Mike Rowe rolls up his sleeves and gets dirty with some of the dirtiest jobs in New York City. First Mike climbs to the

Floating Fish Factory

Mike travels to Alaska for an adventure aboard a fish processing ship.

Dairy Cow Midwife

Inside an Indiana dairy farm, Mike learns how to milk a cow and use a blow torch to clean her udders. Then, Mike gets th

Aerial Tram Greaser

Mike heads to the site of a future California neighborhood where he learns that there's more to erosion control than one

Turkey Inseminator

Making a home energy efficient by improving insulation, turkey artificial insemination, viewer mail, car crusher

Ice Salvage Crew

Mike gets dirty in Alaska as he helps protect the environment by cleaning up an oil spill. He then travels to Minnesota

Wind Farm Technician

Mike heads to an Oklahoma wind farm and learns that going green sometimes means you've got to get brown first. Then he h

Animal Barber

Mike first visits Terressentials where natural organic hair care products are made out of mud. He then returns to Montan

Brown Before Green

Mike looks back on several of the Dirty Jobs that help to clean up the environment. From geothermal drilling, to wood an

Tar Rigger

Mike hooks up with the tar rigging crew on the oldest active merchant ship in the world, the Star of India in San Diego.

Dirty Chip Maker

Mike heads to the Dirty Potato Chips factory and learns how potato chips are made and what it takes to keep the machines

Sheep Castrator

Mike helps saw down a giant concrete wall at an auto dealership in order to make way for a new wash bay. Then he heads t

Leech Trapper

Mike teams up with the boys from Bartos Bait & Fish to catch leeches that will later be sold for fish bait. Then it's of

Dirty Presidents

Mike takes a look at what dirty jobs past presidents once performed. This Dirty Jobs Extravaganza will leave us all look

Mannequin Factory

Mike helps break down some homes at the Windsorland Mobile Home Park to make room for a new shopping center. Next, he he

Egg Farm

Mike visits a Chicken Farm to see how eggs make it to the store. There, he finds out that 1.4 million chickens equal a l

Vellum Maker

Mike travels to Yakama, Washington to harvest hops, the main ingredient in beer. From there Mike goes to the Hudson Vall

Maggot Farmer

Mike moves a giant cactus in Arizona and then helps raise maggots on a farm in Idaho.

Gourd Maker

Mike Rowe cleans out a Connecticut lake and then turns gourds into artwork in Pennsylvania.

Brown Before Green 2

Mike takes a look back at some of his former coworkers who should be role models for the green movement.

Bologna Maker

Mike heads to Pennsylvania and tries his hand at making bologna and then goes to Alaska to repair a very special toilet.

Abandoned Mine Plugger

Mike travels to Ohio to check on the Common Tern population and then he finds himself in Northern California plugging an

Animal Rendering

Mike takes a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles to find out about the important work being done in Pit 91. Then

Goose Down Plucker

Mike heads to Meridian, California to find out what it takes to harvest walnuts. Then he spends some time in Tulelake wh

Diaper Cleaner

Mike journeys to Queen Creek, Arizona to press olives into oil and then heads to Sacramento, California to clean dirty d

Spider Pharm

Mike ventures to Payette, Idaho to learn how to make high quality bird food. Then he heads to Yarnell, Arizona to collec

Locomotive Builder

Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job.

200 Jobs Look-Back

Mike takes a look back at his previous jobs, toughest co-workers, and his ongoing encounters with dirt and poo. With add

Mike's Day Off

Mike takes the day off to get a physical examination, leaving Executive Producers Eddie Barbini and Craig Piligian to ho

Sled Dog Breeder

Breeding and training Alaskan Huskies as sled dogs with Martin Buser; revisit of dirty jobs in Alaska: Bird ringing comm

Mattress Recycler

Mike finds out what happens to old mattresses after people throw them out.

High-Rise Window Washer

High-rise window washer, viewer mail: brine tank cleaner (Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay)

Toilet Crusher

Toilet Crusher & alligator snapping turtle researcher

Camel Rancher

Mike works at the country's only Dromedary camel dairy.

Tofu Maker

Mike recycles computers before heading to Hawaii to make tofu.

Glass Maker

Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try hi

Rocky Reach Dam

Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where

Safety Third

Mike reflects back on his more hazardous apprenticeships and makes a case for safety.

Reindeer Farm

Mike goes to Kentucky to try his hand at shrink-wrapping a houseboat. Then he heads off to Palmer, Alaska to spend a day

Marble Maker

Mike goes to Hawaii to learn how to make dirt shirts at The Original Dirt Shirt Company. Then he heads off to Reno, Ohio

Fireworks Technician

Mike becomes a specialty fireworks technician in Addison, Pa. and then helps examine a cow with a hole in its stomach at

Worm Grunter

Mike goes to Florida to harvest clams at the Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve and later attempt to worm-grunt in the Ap

Maple Syrup Maker

Mike travels to San Francisco to participate in the messy process of paint bulking. Then he heads to Wagner's Sugar Camp

Animal Control Specialist

Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.

Cricket Farmer

Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ra

Chicken Busters

Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.

Soo Locks Technician

Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.

Concrete Finisher

Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest

Bone Black

Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.

Tight Spaces 2

Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his

Crew Unemployment

With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.

The Dirty Truth

A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.

Exotic Nanny

Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.

Wetland Warrior

Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on

Sea Lamprey Exterminator

Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry

Animal Relocator

Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point,

Lightning Rod Installer

Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.

Woolen Mill Operator

Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.

Pinsetter Mechanic

Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.

Bug Detective

Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.

Horse Tester

Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's

Custom Meat Processor

Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.

Dirty Holidays

Dirty Conversation

Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with

Date Palm Pollinator

Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.

Asphalt Paver

In Nebraska, Mike Rowe takes a shot at paving roads. Then, in reply to a mailbag question about his favorite animal, he

Rum Distiller

Mike visits a distillery, where he turns molasses into rum, hauls hoses, scours copper and works with scalding liquid.

Hair Fairy

Mike installs a metal power pole in Wyoming and later learns about how to remove lice from hair in San Francisco.

Dirty Infrastructure

Mike takes a look at America's report card on its infrastructure and also salutes the workers who help preserve it.

Scrapple Maker

Mike learns how to make a pig delicacy known as scrapple and later becomes a shoe doctor's assistant.

Blueberry Connoisseur

Mike visits the Jelly Belly Candy Company to concoct a dirty boot flavored jelly bean based on his own sweaty, grimy, fi

Sponge Diver

Mike heads to Tarpon Springs, Florida to help collect sponges off the sea floor. Then he answers viewer mail and recount

Cedar Log Peeler

Mike works on a fish processing boat in the Bering Sea and cleans out the fish grinder. Then he heads to the Rapid River

Termite Researcher

Mike visits with long-time fans Marilyn and Carolyn Maedel to look at never-before-seen footage at a crawfish factory in

Dirty DNA

Revisit of jobs related to family with Mike visiting his parents: crab fisherman ("Vexcon"), maggot farmer ("Maggot Farm

Fish Squeezer

Mike travels to New Mexico to work as a Fish Squeezer with the Department of Game and Fish. Then he heads to Virginia to

Fossil Hunter

Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.

Doomsday Seed Banker

Mike assists the Millennium Seed Bank Project, which preserves seeds that could be replanted following a catastrophic ev

Water Softener Technician

Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.

Barber's Assistant

Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.

Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

Working with the Knights of Revelry, a 137-year-old secret society, Mike Rowe assembles evil-spirit-warding cow bladders

Medical Waste Disposal Expert

Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Fal

Dirty Little Bits

Mike takes another look back at some of the unusual and quirky conversations he's had with his dirty co-workers. Using 9

Tower Top Hand

A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in

Onion Processor

At Gills Onions, Mike Rowe slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reac

Dirty Conversations 2

There are no second takes on Dirty Jobs, and this special shows you just what happens when you point real cameras at rea

Lost in Aboriginal Land

Mike Rowe works with Australia's northern coast Aboriginals, who have lived off the land for more than 40,000 years. It'

Deadly Snake Wrangler

In Australia, Mike Rowe teams up with local business "Snakes Away" to capture a poisonous Eastern brown snake without ge

Journey to Croc Country

Mike journeys down the Adelaide River to capture one of Australia's most deadly creatures: the crocodile. Then, after wr

Outback Treasure Hunter

Mike and his crew travel deep into the Australian Outback to strike it rich with a group of opal miners. And then, with

Rodbuster / Galvanizer

Mike installs rebar with a team of rodbusters, then he galvanizes steel.

Jellyballer / Epoxy Installer

Mike Rowe joins a fourth-generation fisherman's crew in Georgia as they harvest cannonball Jellyfish for food, a trade k

Tugboat Fitter / Water Tower

Mike visits a ship-building community in Coden, Ala., to learn the ins-and-outs of building a tugboat; he makes a long c

Rock Sucker / Mountain Carver

Mike sucks rocks off an industrial roof with a massive vacuum. He then travels to the Black Hills to carve the largest m

Escalator Maintainer / Scorpion Sweeper

Mike Rowe crams into a hockey arena's escalator where he scrapes and cleans a special kind of shmutz from the bottom. Th

Combat Surgeon / Iguana Hunter

Mike Rowe trains as a trauma surgeon using hyper-realistic scenarios and specialized equipment to learn under simulated

Pool Fixer / Hotel Soap Recycler

Mike gets to clean the dirtiest pool in America as well as learning how to recycle dirty hotel soap.

Feral Cat Fixer / Reaper Keeper

Mike Rowe helps the cat ladies of northern Texas and learns to processes peppers.

Pile Jacketer / Concrete Cleaner

Mike Rowe submerges in a murky Florida river to pour concrete jackets around crumbling bridge pilings. While in North Ca

Caviar Harvester / Spice Maker

Mike returns to his hometown Baltimore to rectify an OLD mistake and learns the recipe for Maryland's most popular crab

Baghouse Cleaner / Biochar Maker

Mike Rowe attends a dusty baghouse party to clean the filtration system at a North Carolina asphalt plant; in Colorado,

Deer Urine Farmer / Necropsy

Mike Rowe travels to Anna, Ill., and wades knee-deep in diarrhea to collect deer urine for America's buck-hunters; Mike

Manhole Rehab / Clock Caretaker

Mike Rowe descends into the depths of an aging manhole, coating it with a polyurea liner to extend its warranty in Murfr

Beaver Relocator / Slime Master

Mike Rowe goes to the mountains in Utah and gives a dam to a couple nuisance beavers causing havoc for municipalities; M