America's Toughest Jobs

Season 1

10 episodes · Aug 25, 2008

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  • S1E1

    Crab Fishing

    Aug 25, 200860m

    In this episode, the men and women work on a fisherman's boat in the middle of 20 foot sea swells.

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  • S1E2

    Trucking in Alaska

    Sep 1, 200860m

    The 12 remaining contestants remain in Alaska to learn how to navigate one of the most dangerous highways in North America as truck drivers.

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  • S1E3

    Gold Digging

    Sep 8, 200860m

    Still up in Alaska, the 11 remaining contestants take on the job of searching for gold in a glacier fed river.

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  • S1E4

    Monster Trucks

    Sep 15, 200860m

    Now in the lower 48 the contestants take on the task of monster trucks.

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  • S1E5

    Oil Rig

    Sep 19, 200860m

    This episode finds the contestants challenged to work on an oil rig, which includes lugging pipes, changing the bits and drilling in the mud.

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  • S1E6

    Bullfighting

    Sep 26, 200860m

    The contestants find themselves being shoved around inside a wooden barrel by a bull to get the feel of his power as they will attempt to try bullfighting. They will receive grades on how well they protected the riders.

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  • S1E7

    Bridge Crew

    Oct 3, 200860m

    The remaining contestants are tested in their ability to work in heights when they join a bridge crew.

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  • S1E8

    Logging

    Oct 10, 200860m

    For their next job, the six remaining workers travel from the Port of Los Angeles, to Port Angeles, Washington, the heart of lumber country. Josh tells them that their job is logging. He introduces their boss, Gabe Rygaard, owner of Rygaard Logging. Josh explains that the mortality rate for logging is 20 times higher than the average American job. And, that losing limbs is common. Josh says they will be judged on skill, attitude and how hard they work.

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  • S1E9

    Mountain Rescue

    Oct 18, 200860m

    The five remaining workers go to the heart of the Alaska range, Denali National Park. For over 100 years, adventurers have traveled there to climb Mt. McKinley, North America's highest peak. Since 1976, over 700 climbers have required rescue and 100 have died. Temperatures drop to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit and winds regularly reach 100 miles per hour. The difference between life and death on Mt. McKinley is a guide; the next job the contestants will take on. To get there, they land directly on a glacier in a small plane.

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  • S1E10

    Final Four Finale

    Oct 25, 200860m

    The final episode finds the four remaining workers going back to 3 of the hardest jobs, logging, oil rigging and crab fishing where a winner will be determined. The prize money will be all the salaries combined from each job performed.

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