December 30, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Recycling occupations

Median annual wages, selected occupations in remediation and other waste management services, 2010
Occupation	Median annual wage
General and operations managers	$90,790
Logisticians	67,720
Sales representatives, wholesale manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	56,150
Sales representatives, services, all other	52,540
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,280
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	38,780
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	29,610
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,570

These data are featured in the TED article, Recycling occupations.

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