America's Toughest Jobs

infobox television
show_name = America's Toughest Jobs


caption =
format = Reality competition
runtime = 60 minutes
creator = Thom Beers
starring = Josh Temple
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = August 25, 2008
last_aired = Present
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 13
related =
website = http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Toughest_Jobs/
imdb_id = 1217214
tv_com_id = 75435

"America's Toughest Jobs" is a reality television show aired on the american television network NBC. It pits contestants against each other as they attempt a series of difficult and dangerous jobs. The prize is the sum of the salaries that would be earned by people doing these jobs in their first year.

The show's creator and executive producer is Thom Beers, notable for creating shows such as "Deadliest Catch" and "Monster Garage". Some of the jobs he chose to be featured on "America's Toughest Jobs" have been featured on shows he previously created. The host is Josh Temple, a character actor who has had minor roles in shows such as "Will & Grace" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

In each episode, contestants take part in tasks associated with a job, and are supervised and evaluated by workers or employers in that business. After spending time on the job, the supervisors select one or more top employees for praise, and select the employees who had the worst performances (the bottom four in the first five episodes, and the bottom two thereafter). Those employees are required to compete head-to-head in an additional challenge: for example, in the gold digging episode, the bottom four contestants were required to spend additional time digging for gold; the contestant who found the least gold was eliminated. At the end of each episode an information screen is shown that details what the eliminated contestant decided to do after the show.

Season One

=Contestant Progress=

*¹ In the first episode, the contestants were divided into two teams. A winner was selected from each team.
*² In the fifth episode, there were two winners selected.
*³ In the sixth episode, it was announced that there will only be two worst performers announced, not four.

:colorbox|yellow The contestant won.:colorbox|royalblue The contestant was the runner up.:colorbox|lightgreen The contestant was selected as the best & won the challenge:colorbox|pink The contestant was in the bottom tier. :colorbox|tomato The contestant was eliminated.

Episode List

* 101 Crab Fishing¹ (first aired August 25, 2008) – The show begins from Dutch Harbor, Alaska in the Bering Sea with the contestants tackling crab fishing.
* 102 Trucking in Alaska² (first aired September 1, 2008) – The contestants learn how to navigate the icy and frozen roads as truck drivers in Alaska. The boss supervising the rookies said that he would be willing to hire the winner, Phil, full-time.
* 103 Gold Digging (first aired September 8, 2008) – The contestants search for gold in the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska.
* 104 Monster Trucks (first aired September 15, 2008) – The contestants take on monster trucking at a site in Salinas, California with Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger.
* 105 Oil Drilling³ (first aired September 19, 2008) – The contestants take on oil drilling in Odessa, Texas.
* 106 Bullfighting (first aired September 26, 2008) – The contestants learn to be professional bullfighters in San Angelo, Texas. [ [http://www.rodeoattitude.com/spur/features/behindthechutes/rob-smets-nbc-1665.shtml "World Reknown Bullfighter - Rob Smets hosts "America's Toughest Jobs" Episode on Bullfighting," "RodeoAttitude.com", Reg Bravo, September 26, 2008] . Retrieved on 2008-10-10.]
* 107 Bridge Crew (first aired October 3, 2008) – The contestants work on the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California. [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/08242008/tv/dont_die_on_the_job_125639.htm "Don't Die on the 'Job'," "New York Post", Deborah Starr Seibel, August 24, 2008] . Retrieved on 2008-10-10.]
* 108 Logging⁴ (first aired October 10, 2008) – The contestants work as loggers in Port Angeles, Washington. [ [http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080908/NEWS/809080303 "Port Angeles logging company to be featured on two reality TV shows," "Peninsula Daily News", Tom Callis, September 8, 2008] . Retrieved on 2008-10-10.]
* 109 Mountain Rescue (scheduled to air October 18, 2008) – The contestants complete a mountain rescue on Mount McKinley in Alaska.

¹ Job featured in "Deadliest Catch", a show created by Thom Beers. ² Job featured in "Ice Road Truckers", a show produced and narrated by Beers. ³ Job featured in "Black Gold", a show created and narrated by Beers. ⁴ Job featured in "Ax Men", a show created and narrated by Beers.

Prize

The prize for the contest winner is the combined amount of the salaries of what a first-year worker would earn on each job. Below is a table that details the breakdown:
*¹ $2,000 was subtracted from salary because contestants broke one of Dennis Anderson's jacks.

Epilogues

* 101 – Senta quit her previous job and moved to Alaska to work at Denali National Park.
* 102 – Amy quit her previous job and went back home to Boston to explore new opportunities.
* 103 – Phil accepted the previous offer of trucking in Alaska.
* 104 – Rick quit his previous job in the software industry and built his own gym for mixed martial arts.
* 105 – Eric invented a wildfire water protection system for the home.
* 106 – Rie landed another modeling contract.
* 107 – Chris quit his previous job and became a police officer in Pasadena, California.
* 108 – Bryce quit his previous job and opened a gym for celebrities and executives.

References

External Links

[http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Toughest_Jobs/ Official website for "America's Toughest Jobs" at "NBC.com"]