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The waste management and remediation services subsector is part of the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector.
Industries in the Waste Management and Remediation Services subsector group establishments engaged in the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste materials. This includes establishments engaged in local hauling of waste materials; operating materials recovery facilities (i.e., those that sort recyclable materials from the trash stream); providing remediation services (i.e., those that provide for the cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water); and providing septic pumping and other miscellaneous waste management services. There are three industry groups within the subsector that separate these activities into waste collection, waste treatment and disposal, and remediation and other waste management.
North American Industry Classification System
The waste management and remediation services subsector consists of these industry groups:
This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in waste management and remediation services. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Data series | Back data |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
Sep. 2024 |
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Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
520.5 | 519.2 | (p)520.1 | (p)519.7 | |
441.7 | 442.8 | (p)439.0 | |||
Unemployment |
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1.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey
Data series | Employment, 2023 |
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38,450 | |
28,180 | |
88,680 | |
15,980 | |
76,450 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for waste management and remediation services.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in waste management and remediation services.
Data series | Back data |
May 2024 |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
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$35.45 | $35.89 | $35.46 | (p)$35.64 | ||
41.2 | 42.2 | 42.0 | (p)41.5 | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Data series | Back data |
May 2024 |
Jun. 2024 |
Jul. 2024 |
Aug. 2024 |
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$32.15 | $31.96 | $31.90 | (p)$31.89 | ||
41.1 | 42.6 | 41.8 | (p)42.1 | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Data series | Wages, 2023 | |||
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Hourly | Annual | |||
Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
22.74 | 25.35 | 47,300 | 52,720 | |
17.89 | 18.89 | 37,220 | 39,280 | |
22.83 | 23.75 | 47,480 | 49,390 | |
22.22 | 23.17 | 46,220 | 48,190 | |
24.74 | 26.12 | 51,460 | 54,330 |
(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in waste management and remediation services. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
Data series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Fatalities |
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85 | 73 | 72 | 74 | |
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
Data series | 2022 |
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Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
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3.7 | |
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
2.6 |
1.7 | |
0.9 | |
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
This section presents data on the number of establishments in waste management and remediation services.
Data series | Back data |
2nd quarter 2023 |
3rd quarter 2023 |
4th quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2024 |
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Number of establishments |
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35,365 | 35,780 | 36,183 | (p)36,725 | ||
1,143 | 1,144 | 1,141 | (p)1,142 | ||
7 | 7 | 7 | (p)7 | ||
18 | 18 | 19 | (p)19 | ||
Footnotes |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.
Data series | Back data |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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-2.0 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | ||
2.7 | -2.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | ||
4.8 | -1.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ||
4.2 | -2.4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | ||
-1.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
(Source: Productivity)
Data extracted on: October 31, 2024