Description
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Relationships
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Independence
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
Tasks
- Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
- Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
- Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
- Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
- Fill out defective equipment reports.
Work Activities
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Technology Skills
- Data base user interface and query software
- Mobile location based services software
- Facilities management software
- Cloud-based data access and sharing software
- Time accounting software
Abilities
- Multilimb Coordination
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Static Strength
- Manual Dexterity
- Reaction Time
Skills
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
Knowledge
- Mechanical
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certifying Organization
Solid Waste Association of North America
Type
Core
Certificate name
Managing Integrated Solid Waste Management SystemsCertifying Organization
Solid Waste Association of North America
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Responsible Care AuditorCertifying Organization
Board of Environmental Health and Safety Auditor Certification
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Transfer Station ManagementCertifying Organization
Solid Waste Association of North America
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Collection Systems ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Solid Waste Association of North America
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $33,332 |
| Median (50%) | $37,159 |
| High (90%) | $41,920 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $38,318 |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 148,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 151,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 2%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 2%
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