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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-7081 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
National estimates for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Industry profile for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Geographic profile for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
National estimates for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
126,050 |
1.5 % |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,780 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 11.99 |
$ 14.56 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 23.50 |
$ 29.96 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,950 |
$ 30,270 |
$ 38,500 |
$ 48,870 |
$ 62,310 |
Industry profile for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Waste Collection |
62,280 |
32.43 |
$ 20.20 |
$ 42,010 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
40,010 |
0.74 |
$ 20.87 |
$ 43,410 |
Waste Treatment and Disposal |
14,000 |
14.28 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,970 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
2,780 |
1.73 |
$ 20.70 |
$ 43,050 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
470 |
0.02 |
$ 26.86 |
$ 55,880 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Waste Collection |
62,280 |
32.43 |
$ 20.20 |
$ 42,010 |
Waste Treatment and Disposal |
14,000 |
14.28 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,970 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
2,780 |
1.73 |
$ 20.70 |
$ 43,050 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
40,010 |
0.74 |
$ 20.87 |
$ 43,410 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
260 |
0.10 |
$ 12.72 |
$ 26,450 |
Top paying industries for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Geographic profile for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
13,830 |
0.84 |
0.94 |
$ 27.22 |
$ 56,610 |
Florida |
10,520 |
1.22 |
1.37 |
$ 20.16 |
$ 41,930 |
Texas |
9,120 |
0.75 |
0.83 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,040 |
New York |
7,350 |
0.85 |
0.95 |
$ 30.74 |
$ 63,930 |
Ohio |
5,780 |
1.11 |
1.24 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,140 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Arkansas |
1,820 |
1.53 |
1.71 |
$ 15.36 |
$ 31,950 |
Oklahoma |
2,100 |
1.35 |
1.50 |
$ 17.35 |
$ 36,090 |
Nebraska |
1,280 |
1.33 |
1.49 |
$ 17.87 |
$ 37,170 |
Wyoming |
340 |
1.30 |
1.45 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,140 |
Kentucky |
2,380 |
1.29 |
1.44 |
$ 16.61 |
$ 34,550 |
Top paying states for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
7,350 |
0.85 |
0.95 |
$ 30.74 |
$ 63,930 |
Washington |
2,890 |
0.90 |
1.01 |
$ 27.38 |
$ 56,950 |
California |
13,830 |
0.84 |
0.94 |
$ 27.22 |
$ 56,610 |
Oregon |
1,960 |
1.07 |
1.20 |
$ 25.53 |
$ 53,100 |
District of Columbia |
520 |
0.78 |
0.87 |
$ 25.02 |
$ 52,050 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,850 |
1.13 |
1.27 |
$ 28.70 |
$ 59,690 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,980 |
0.70 |
0.78 |
$ 26.23 |
$ 54,560 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,220 |
0.76 |
0.85 |
$ 24.97 |
$ 51,940 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,000 |
1.22 |
1.37 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 45,320 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,940 |
0.82 |
0.92 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,320 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,250 |
0.77 |
0.86 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 38,990 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,230 |
0.86 |
0.96 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,100 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,160 |
0.96 |
1.08 |
$ 33.40 |
$ 69,470 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,010 |
1.56 |
1.74 |
$ 20.96 |
$ 43,610 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,880 |
1.56 |
1.74 |
$ 17.95 |
$ 37,330 |
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