Refuse & recyclable material collectors

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Total Workforce

91.1k

Average Age

41.6

Average Salary

$34,870

Average Male Salary

$36,458

Average Female Salary

$24,172

About

Refuse & recyclable material collectors are most often employed by the Waste management & remediation services industry. The average yearly wage for Refuse & recyclable material collectors was $34,870 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Refuse & recyclable material collectors by wage are Industrial truck & tractor operators, Couriers & messengers, and Healthcare support workers, all other, including medical equipment preparers.

Refuse & recyclable material collectors are part of the Material Moving Occupations, along with Industrial truck & tractor operators, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Machine feeders & offbearers, Packers & packagers, hand, and 5 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Refuse & recyclable material collectors are Tottenville, Great Kills & Annadale PUMA, NY, Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY, and Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Refuse & recyclable material collectors are Tottenville, Great Kills & Annadale PUMA, NY, Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, and Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Refuse & recyclable material collectors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Waste management & remediation services is the industry that employs the most Refuse & recyclable material collectors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Refuse & recyclable material collectors, by average wage, is Warehousing & storage. Refuse & recyclable material collectors are paid most in East Flatbush, Farragut & Rugby PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Tottenville, Great Kills & Annadale PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$34,870

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,641

In 2018, Refuse & recyclable material collectors earned an average of $34,870, $19,018 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Couriers & messengers make somewhat more than Refuse & recyclable material collectors while Industrial truck & tractor operators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Refuse & recyclable material collectors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In 2018, Refuse & recyclable material collectors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.399, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Refuse & recyclable material collectors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Refuse & recyclable material collectors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Refuse & recyclable material collectors

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Refuse & recyclable material collectors.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Refuse & recyclable material collectors, by number of employees, are Waste management & remediation services, Recyclable material merchant wholesalers, and Construction.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Refuse & recyclable material collectors, by average wage, are Hospitals, Warehousing & storage, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries, Services incidental to transportation, and Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

91.1k

2018 Workforce

± 7,406

3.22%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.2%

The number of people employed as Refuse & recyclable material collectors has been growing at a rate of 3.22%, from 88,217 people in 2017 to 91,054 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Refuse & recyclable material collectors employed by various industries. Waste management & remediation services employs the largest share of Refuse & recyclable material collectors at 64.7%, followed by Recyclable material merchant wholesalers with 5.8% and Construction with 2.04%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Refuse & recyclable material collectors in the US. The average age of male Refuse & recyclable material collectors in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Refuse & recyclable material collectors is 37.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Refuse & recyclable material collectors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

79.3k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,911

11.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,663

87.1% of Refuse & recyclable material collectors are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Refuse & recyclable material collectors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Refuse & recyclable material collectors

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

49.2% of Refuse & recyclable material collectors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 19.6% of Refuse & recyclable material collectors, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Refuse & recyclable material collectors.

Age by Gender

42.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.3

37.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.1

The median age of Refuse & recyclable material collectors is 41.6, and Male employees are generally 4.99 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Refuse & recyclable material collectors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Refuse & recyclable material collectors is Business but a relatively high number of Refuse & recyclable material collectors hold a major in Business.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Refuse & recyclable material collectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Refuse & recyclable material collectors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, and Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Refuse & recyclable material collectors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Operation and Control.