DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7081 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Occupational Description:

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,320	211	$16.85/hr	$0.88/hr	$9.56/hr	$12.30/hr	$15.57/hr	$21.17/hr	$26.76/hr
U S	123,160	2,217	$16.98/hr	$0.17/hr	$9.15/hr	$11.74/hr	$15.92/hr	$21.05/hr	$27.38/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services	2,190	$15.49/hr
Public Administration	110	$18.87/hr

Other Regional Data For Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Minnesota	2,320	$15.57/hr	30.5%
Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA	1,570	$14.82/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,370	$14.39/hr	24.9%
Central Minnesota	310	$17.13/hr	44.4%
Southwest Minnesota	210	$15.53/hr	26.1%
Northeast Minnesota	200	$17.73/hr	36.8%
Southwest Balance of State	180	$14.67/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	170	$15.08/hr	46.1%
Northwest Balance of State	150	$15.02/hr	N/A
Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA	150	$19.27/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	130	$17.64/hr	38.9%
Southeast Balance of State	110	$17.86/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	100	$16.05/hr	N/A
Saint Cloud MN MSA	60	$13.20/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	60	$16.88/hr	N/A
Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA	50	$17.10/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	50	$18.06/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	$17.10/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Parking Lot Attendants	1,490	$10.02/hr	1.2%
Tire Repairers and Changers	1,470	$12.08/hr	15.6%
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	N/A	$18.12/hr	N/A

Tasks for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Drives truck.
Starts hoisting device that raises refuse bin attached to rear of truck and dumps contents into opening in enclosed truck body.