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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
53-7081 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 121,330 |
1.8 % |
$19.90 |
$41,400 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.95 |
$13.89 |
$18.19 |
$24.15 |
$32.39 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,780 |
$28,880 |
$37,840 |
$50,240 |
$67,370 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Waste Collection |
56,890 |
30.54 |
$19.04 |
$39,590 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
40,180 |
0.73 |
$20.68 |
$43,020 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal |
15,560 |
15.55 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
2,590 |
1.63 |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Employment Services |
2,460 |
0.07 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Waste Collection |
56,890 |
30.54 |
$19.04 |
$39,590 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal |
15,560 |
15.55 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
2,590 |
1.63 |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
40,180 |
0.73 |
$20.68 |
$43,020 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
250 |
0.08 |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
13,640 |
0.78 |
0.95 |
$27.16 |
$56,500 |
| New York |
10,370 |
1.09 |
1.32 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
| Texas |
8,830 |
0.71 |
0.86 |
$16.31 |
$33,920 |
| Florida |
7,420 |
0.84 |
1.02 |
$18.40 |
$38,270 |
| North Carolina |
6,470 |
1.45 |
1.76 |
$14.68 |
$30,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Arkansas |
2,040 |
1.68 |
2.03 |
$14.88 |
$30,940 |
| Wyoming |
420 |
1.55 |
1.88 |
$18.44 |
$38,360 |
| North Carolina |
6,470 |
1.45 |
1.76 |
$14.68 |
$30,530 |
| Alabama |
2,510 |
1.27 |
1.54 |
$15.70 |
$32,660 |
| West Virginia |
860 |
1.23 |
1.49 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
4,100 |
0.68 |
0.82 |
$29.19 |
$60,710 |
| New York |
10,370 |
1.09 |
1.32 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
| California |
13,640 |
0.78 |
0.95 |
$27.16 |
$56,500 |
| Washington |
2,940 |
0.89 |
1.07 |
$26.24 |
$54,570 |
| Connecticut |
1,140 |
0.69 |
0.83 |
$22.40 |
$46,580 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
10,240 |
1.06 |
1.28 |
$28.52 |
$59,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,260 |
0.68 |
0.83 |
$28.65 |
$59,600 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,920 |
0.62 |
0.76 |
$30.75 |
$63,950 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,390 |
0.97 |
1.17 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,250 |
1.06 |
1.28 |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
2,220 |
1.78 |
2.16 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,190 |
0.60 |
0.72 |
$16.20 |
$33,690 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,140 |
0.70 |
0.85 |
$16.48 |
$34,290 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,080 |
1.05 |
1.27 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,000 |
0.76 |
0.91 |
$20.04 |
$41,680 |
United States Department of Labor
