List of Dirty Jobs episodes

This is a list of Dirty Jobs episodes.

Pilots (2003)

Screenshot	Title	Original airdate	#
01	"Bat Cave Scavenger"	November 7, 2003
Bat biologist (Bat guano collector), Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud, fish gutter
02	"Worm Dung Farmer"	November 14, 2003
Catfish noodler, septic tank technician, worm castings rancher
03	"Roadkill Cleaner"	November 21, 2003
Golf ball diver, horse breeder, roadkill collector

Season 1 (2005)

Screenshot	Title	Original airdate	#
04	"Chinatown Garbage Collector"	July 26, 2005
Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling
05	"Sewer Inspector"	August 2, 2005
Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior)
06	"Pig Farmer"	August 9, 2005
Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks (New York City), pigeon droppings removal (New York City)
07	"Chick Sexer"	August 16, 2005
Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester
08	"Vexcon"	August 23, 2005
Exterminator, crab fisherman, blacksmith/farrier
09	"Sludge Cleaner"	August 30, 2005
Surfboard maker, beekeeper, sludge recycler
10	"Hot Tar Roofer"	September 27, 2005
Hot tar roofer, house movers
11	"Ostrich Farmer"	October 4, 2005
Coffee bean farmer, marine mammal rescuer, ostrich wrangler
12	"Cheese Maker"	October 11, 2005
Zoo keeper (San Francisco Zoo), cheese maker (Crowley Cheese), volcanic ash mud bath mixer
13	"Shrimper"	October 18, 2005
Shrimper, mudbug harvester (crawfish), tire recyclers
14	"Bio-Diesel Man"	October 25, 2005
Cob home builder, beekeeper, biodiesel man
15	"Micro-Algae Man"	November 1, 2005
Pet groomer, micro-algae man, charcoal maker (lump charcoal factory)
16	"Chimney Sweeper"	November 8, 2005
Chimney sweeper, underwater logger, scrap metal recycler

Season 1.5 (2005 - 2006)

These "best of" episodes are not listed under season 1 nor season 2 of the Discovery Channel website's Dirty Jobs episode guide.

Screenshot	Title	Original airdate	#
17	"Dirtiest Animals"	December 13, 2005
Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals: Pig Farmer, Chick Sexer, Pet Groomer, Horse Breeder, and Ostrich Farmer
18	"Dirtiest Water Jobs"	December 20, 2005
Revisit of dirty jobs involving water: Shark Catcher/Tagger, Golf-Ball Diver, Oyster Harvester, Crawfish Catcher, Catfish Noodler, and Shrimper
19	"Creepy Critters"	December 27, 2005
Revisit of dirty jobs involving insects: Exterminator, Crab Fisherman, Honey Harvester, Bee Man, Worm Rancher, and Bat-Poop Collector
20	"Dirtiest Tools & Machines"	January 3, 2006
Revisit of dirty jobs involving machines: House Mover, Tire Recycler, Demolition Worker, Scrap Metal Recycler, Golf-Ball Diver, and Hot Tar Roofer
21	"Super Dirty"	January 3, 2006
Revisit of dirtiest jobs: Disaster Clean-Up Crew Member, Septic Tank Technician, Sewer Inspector, Sludge Recycler, Fish Gutter, and Charcoal Factory Worker

Season 2 (2006)

Screenshot	Title	Original airdate	#
22	"Avian Vomitologist"	January 10, 2006
Marble miner, owl vomit collector, cattle rancher (cow breeding)
23	"Turkey Farmer"	January 17, 2006
Turkey farmer, potato farmer, waste water sewage plant
24	"Alligator Farmer"	January 24, 2006
Sugarcane mill, firefighter (Fremont, CA), alligator farmer
25	"Viewer's Choice"	January 31, 2006
Fan viewer mail, outtakes, cow feed mill
26	"Mushroom Farmer"	March 7, 2006
Mushroom farmer, storm drain cleaner, drain cover foundry
27	"Plumber"	March 14, 2006
Plumber, drilling mud, Rough necker (oil drilling)
28	"Termite Controller"	March 21, 2006
Concrete spreader, termite exterminator, concrete truck cleaner
29	"Casino Food Recycler"	June 13, 2006
Lance Burton animal handler, food recycler/pig farmer
30	"Rose Parade Float Dismantler"	June 20, 2006
Coke manufacturing, oyster shucker, Rose Parade float dismantler
31	"Garbage Pit Technician"	June 27, 2006
Lithographer, terra cotta facade maker, converting trash into electricity
32	"Skull Cleaner"	July 11, 2006
Keeping trains on track (gandy dancer), cracklin and boudin sausage maker, cleaning animal skulls and bones for display
33	"Geoduck Farmer"	July 18, 2006
Malibu Bay preservation, pipe organ specialist, geoduck farmer
34	"Fuel Tank Cleaner"	July 25, 2006
Candy maker, truck tire retreading, KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner (22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB)
35	"Jobs That Bite"	July 30, 2006
2-hour Shark Week special: Shark cage, tiger shark necropsy, shark tagging, shark repellent researcher, shark spotter
36	"Jobs That Bite... Harder"	August 4, 2006
Shark Week special: Fish taxidermist, shark suit tester, outtakes
37	"Coal Miner"	August 8, 2006
Salvage technician (Upsala College), coal miner
38	"Hoof Cleaner"	August 15, 2006
Basalt quarry, hippopotamus keeper (Adventure Aquarium), cow hoof trimmer
39	"Alpaca Shearer"	August 22, 2006
Mussel farmer, taro farmer, alpaca shearer
40	"Monkey Caretaker"	August 29, 2006
Vervet monkey rehabilitator
41	"100th Dirty Job Special"	September 5, 2006
2-hour special: U. S. Army mechanic (Wheel Vehicle Mechanic School, Bravo Company, 187th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Jackson), pig shaver, viewer mail, behind the scenes, outtakes, and world premiere of "Dirty Jobs Anthem".

Season 3 (2006-2007)

Screenshot	Title	Original airdate	#
42	"Snake Researcher"	November 28, 2006
Bait and lobster fisherman, Lake Erie seaweed cleanup, Lake Erie water snake researcher
43	"Penguin Keeper"	December 5, 2006
Concrete stamping, penguin keeper (Aquarium of the Americas), blood worm digger
44	"Bell Maker"	December 12, 2006
Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), bell maker
45	"Mosquito Control Officer"	December 19, 2006
New Orleans post-Katrina jobs: house demolition/gutting, rodent control, mosquito control and poison testing
46	"Bug Breeder"	January 9, 2007
Tree trimmer and stump grinder, fainting goat farmer, exotic insect breeder (Audubon Insectarium)
47	"Poo Pot Maker"	January 16, 2007
Surveying salmon spawning grounds (Feather River, California Department of Water Resources), viewer mail concerning income of the Lake Erie water snake researcher (see "Snake Researcher"), CowPot making
48	"Mule Logger"	January 23, 2007
Wine barrel maker, logging with mules
49	"Well Digger"	January 30, 2007
Bowie Baysox groundskeeper, placing boat moorings (Lake Winnipesaukee), geothermal well driller
50	"Cave Digger"	February 20, 2007
Wine cave digger, baggage handler (Southwest Airlines, Kansas City International Airport), incinerator for trash from international flights (Kansas City International Airport)
51	"Salt Miner"	February 27, 2007
Behind the scenes, salt miner (Hutchinson, KS)
52	"Wine Maker"	March 6, 2007
Wine maker (Starmont Winery of Merryvale Vineyards), cattle feed farmer (Partridge, Kansas)
53	"Steam Ship Cleaner"	March 13, 2007
Hydroseeding, viewer mail on additional footage of a Malaysian walking leaf (Phyllium giganteum) from the Audubon Insectarium, cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea.
54	"Really Dirty Animals"	March 20, 2007
Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals: alpaca shearer, fainting goat farmer, vervet monkey rehabilitator, cattle rancher (cow breeding), penguin keeper, ostrich farmer, food recycler/pig farmer, logging with mules

Sources

Unaired episode names and projected air dates based on Discovery.com schedule, TVGuide.com, TV.com