There is always work. Often its dirtier and much worse than trashed carpet but people pay you better for things they don't want or can't do themselves.
We charged $1700.00 for an estimate this week.
It took 4 guys to do it, 2 guys went into a confined space and 2-guys had ropes to pull them out if needed. Wet from sewage it took them several hours to take pictures, measure the penetration and assess the needs. Full PPE but actually the cold weather made it better than the summer when you would have had other creatures to deal with down there.
(3) C.diff clean up jobs last month. Nasty opportunistic spores that could possibly make you sick...but somebody has to clean it.