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 First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 9 - South Central	10	2	$16.15/hr	$0.51/hr	$10.56/hr	$14.71/hr	$16.77/hr	$18.47/hr	$20.96/hr
Minnesota	2,450	326	$17.60/hr	$0.77/hr	$9.39/hr	$12.89/hr	$17.64/hr	$21.91/hr	$26.37/hr
U S	117,670	1,883	$17.24/hr	$0.21/hr	$9.19/hr	$11.68/hr	$16.11/hr	$21.58/hr	$28.25/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

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 -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	1,170	$16.61/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	480	$20.20/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	200	$18.34/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	90	$12.42/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	70	$16.19/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	70	$15.16/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	60	$17.14/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	40	$21.86/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	40	$18.95/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	20	$15.16/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	10	$16.77/hr	N/A

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Tire Repairers and Changers	40	$10.55/hr	N/A
Parking Lot Attendants	10	$8.99/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.