Dirty Jobs (2005)

Name: Dirty Jobs
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Mike Rowe

Reality-TV

Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (10,052 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Mike Rowe Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.39 avg 16 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chinatown Garbage Collector	7.6	70
2	Sewer Inspector	7.7	80
3	Pig Farmer	7.5	69
4	Chick Sexer	7.5	56
5	Vexcon	7.3	54
6	Sludge Cleaner	7.3	46
7	Hot Tar Roofer	7.5	49
8	Ostrich Farmer	7.2	58
9	Cheese Maker	7.5	45
10	Shrimper	7.4	43
11	Bio-Diesel Man	7.5	44
12	Micro-Algae Man	7.2	38
13	Chimney Sweeper	7.4	46
14	Dirtiest Animals	7.3	33
15	Dirtiest Water Jobs	7.1	34
16	Creepy Critters	7.3	31

Season 2 (2006)

7.27 avg 26 episodes 7.2 → 7.6 46 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dirtiest Tools	7.2	32
2	Super Dirty	7.3	31
3	Avian Vomitologist	7.3	41
4	Turkey Farmer	7.1	40
5	Alligator Farmer	7.4	45
6	Viewer's Choice	7.3	33
7	Mushroom Farmer	7.1	37
8	Plumber	7.4	42
9	Termite Controller	7.0	38
10	Casino Food Recycler	7.6	51
11	Parade Float Dismantler	7.1	42
12	Garbage Pit Technician	6.9	38
13	Skull Cleaner	7.0	38
14	Geoduck Farmer	7.5	48
15	Fuel Tank Cleaner	7.1	47
16	Jobs That Bite	7.2	35
17	Jobs That Bite Harder	7.2	34
18	Coal Miner	7.3	48
19	Hoof Cleaner	7.1	36
20	Alpaca Shearer	7.3	45
21	Monkey Caretaker	7.6	61
22	100th Dirty Job Special	7.1	41
23	Snake Researcher	7.6	51
24	Penguin Keeper	7.3	43
25	Bell Maker	7.4	44
26	Mosquito Control Officer	7.6	47

Season 3 (2007)

7.19 avg 25 episodes 7.1 → 6.9 44 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bug Breeder	7.1	42
2	Poo Pot Maker	7.4	48
3	Mule Logger	7.3	51
4	Well Digger	7.5	44
5	Wine Cave Digger	7.0	41
6	Salt Miner	7.2	44
7	Wine Maker	7.2	48
8	Steam Ship Cleaner	7.0	39
9	Really Dirty Animals	6.9	35
10	Billboard Installer	7.4	44
11	Snake Wrangler	8.0	50
12	Leather Tanner	7.5	41
13	Dirtiest Machines on the Planet	6.9	30
14	Bridge Painter	7.9	50
15	Vomit Island Workers	7.6	48
16	Alligator Egg Collector	7.3	41
17	Wild Goose Chase	7.0	43
18	Crew's Cruise	7.3	31
19	150th Dirty Job Extravaganza	7.0	30
20	Special Effects Artist	6.7	36
21	Reef Ball Maker	6.9	39
22	Exotic Animal Keeper	7.0	35
23	Creepy Slimy and Just Plain Weird	6.9	26
24	Spray Insulation Technician	6.9	35
25	Dirty Innovators	6.9	29

Season 4 (2008)

6.89 avg 29 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Big Animal Vet	6.8	37
2	Steel Mill Worker	7.1	34
3	Cave Biologist	6.8	35
4	Buoy Cleaner	7.0	38
5	Cranberry Farmer	6.9	36
6	Mud Mineral Excavator	6.8	34
7	Tight Spaces	6.8	26
8	Brown Plate Special	6.5	26
9	Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple	6.9	35
10	Floating Fish Factory	6.8	33
11	Dairy Cow Midwife	6.7	34
12	Aerial Tram Greaser	6.8	36
13	Turkey Inseminator	6.9	40
14	Ice Salvage Crew	6.6	35
15	Wind Farm Technician	6.9	37
16	Animal Barber	6.8	32
17	Brown Before Green	6.7	25
18	Greenland Shark Quest	7.2	31
19	Tar Rigger	7.3	27
20	Dirty Chip Maker	7.1	29
21	Sheep Castrator	6.7	32
22	Leech Trapper	7.0	28
23	Dirty Presidents	6.9	23
24	Mannequin Factory	6.7	29
25	Egg Farm	7.2	31
26	Vellum Maker	6.7	31
27	Maggot Farmer	7.3	28
28	Gourd Maker	7.0	29
29	Brown Before Green 2	7.0	22

Season 5 (2009)

7.07 avg 23 episodes 7.2 → 7.0 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bologna Maker	7.2	30
2	Abandoned Mine Plugger	7.1	30
3	Animal Rendering	7.2	36
4	Goose Down Plucker	8.0	39
5	Diaper Cleaner	7.1	32
6	Spider Pharm	6.9	29
7	Locomotive Builder	7.2	33
8	200 Jobs Look-Back	7.4	27
9	Mike's Day Off	6.8	22
10	Sled Dog Breeder	7.2	33
11	Mattress Recycler	7.0	33
12	High-Rise Window Washer	7.7	45
13	Toilet Crusher	6.8	36
14	Camel Rancher	7.3	30
15	Tofu Maker	6.8	36
16	Glass Maker	6.6	33
17	Rocky Reach Dam	6.7	28
18	Safety Third	7.0	27
19	Reindeer Farm	6.8	35
20	Marble Maker	6.8	33
21	Fireworks Technician	6.9	28
22	Worm Grunter	7.1	30
23	Maple Syrup Maker	7.0	29

Season 6 (2010)

7.20 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 44 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Animal Control Specialist	7.3	32
2	Cricket Farmer	7.2	30
3	Chicken Busters	7.6	34
4	Soo Locks Technician	6.9	32
5	Concrete Finisher	7.0	27
6	Bone Black	7.0	25
7	Tight Spaces 2	7.3	16
8	Crew Unemployment	6.7	27
9	The Dirty Truth	7.7	15
19	Blueberry Connoisseur	7.3	33

Season 7 (2010)

7.35 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 44 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Exotic Nanny	7.6	35
2	Wetland Warrior	7.4	34
3	Sea Lamprey Exterminator	7.3	34
4	Animal Relocator	7.3	34
5	Lightning Rod Installer	7.3	34
6	Woolen Mill Operator	7.1	32
7	Pinsetter Mechanic	7.1	34
8	Bug Detective	8.2	34
9	Horse Tester	7.1	37
10	Custom Meat Processor	7.3	36
11	Dirty Holidays	6.6	27
12	Dirty Conversations	7.2	26
13	Date Palm Pollinator	7.2	33
14	Asphalt Paver	7.2	26
15	Rum Distiller	7.8	40
16	Hair Fairy	7.5	34
17	Dirty Infrastructure	7.4	17
18	Scrapple Maker	7.4	29
20	Sponge Diver	7.6	31
21	Cedar Log Peeler	7.4	30
22	Termite Researcher	7.4	30
23	Dirty DNA	7.2	24

Season 8 (2011)

7.29 avg 11 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 43 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fish Squeezer	7.5	31
2	Fossil Hunter	7.6	30
3	Doomsday Seed Banker	7.1	28
4	Water Softener Technician	7.2	29
5	Barber's Assistant	7.0	29
6	Mardi Gras Bladder Banger	7.3	23
7	Medical Waste	6.9	24
8	Dirty Little Bits	7.1	23
9	Tower Top Hand	7.7	22
10	Onion Processor	7.3	25
11	Dirty Conversations 2	7.5	18

Season 9 (2022)

8.13 avg 6 episodes 8.9 → 7.9 43 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rodbuster / Galvanizer	8.9	53
2	Jellyballer / Epoxy Installer	8.0	35
3	Tugboat Fitter / Water Tower Cleaner	8.3	34
4	Rock Sucker / Mountain Carver	7.8	33
5	Escalator Maintainer / Scorpion Sweeper	7.9	26
6	Combat Surgeon / Iguana Hunter	7.9	33

Season 10 (2022)

7.84 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.8 43 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pool Fixer/Hotel Soap Recycler	7.9	29
2	Feral Cat Fixer/Reaper Keeper	8.1	26
3	Pile Jacketer/Concrete Cleaner	7.7	19
4	Caviar Harvester/Spice Maker	8.1	24
5	Baghouse Cleaner/Biochar Maker	7.2	21
6	Deer Urine Farmer/Necropsy	7.8	19
7	Manhole Rehab/Clock Caretaker	7.1	19
8	Beaver Relocator/Slime Master	8.8	20

Dirty Jobs (2005)

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