Occupations/53-7081.00

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

42%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

45%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

54%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.

  • Mostly routine

    Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.

  • Task

    Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
  2. 02Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
  3. 03Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
  4. 04Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
  5. 05Fill out defective equipment reports.
  6. 06Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.41
  • Degree of automation2.33
  • Time sitting3.47
  • Originality (ability)1.50
  • Conflict situations2.44
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.15
  • Outdoors / weather4.89
  • Disease exposure2.92
  • Decision freedom3.91

Top abilities

  • Multilimb Coordination3.38
  • Static Strength3.25
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.25
  • Trunk Strength3.12
  • Reaction Time3.12
  • Manual Dexterity3.12
  • Oral Comprehension3.00
  • Near Vision3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.62
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.50
  • Speaking2.88
  • Mathematics1.00
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.75
  • Active Learning2.25
  • Learning Strategies1.38
  • Monitoring2.50

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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