Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
SOC 53-7081 · 2024-2034
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $66,310per year
- Projected openings
- 16,790
- Projected change
- +3.5%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Equipment Maintenance
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $78,626 | 1,390 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $75,555 | 190 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $74,378 | 1,320 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $73,316 | 1,080 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $72,408 | 160 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $68,311 | 100 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $68,311 | 320 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $65,607 | 1,430 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $64,951 | 220 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $64,234 | 1,200 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $62,841 | 340 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $62,759 | 120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $61,571 | 1,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $61,361 | 4,320 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $59,676 | 320 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $57,833 | 370 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $56,726 | 60 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $55,979 | 180 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $55,640 | 530 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $54,811 | 110 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $54,719 | 260 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $53,090 | 90 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $52,537 | 530 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $51,420 | 60 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $49,054 | 60 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $38,606 | 320 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $45,689 | 502,850 | +8.6% |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | $57,640 | 7,870 | +8.2% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $61,548 | 262,610 | +11.4% |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | $56,716 | 3,350 | +15.6% |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $48,816 | 100,140 | +11.4% |