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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 7013$15.30/hr$1.15/hr$8.64/hr$10.92/hr$16.19/hr$19.03/hr$21.74/hr
Minnesota 2,450326$17.60/hr$0.77/hr$9.39/hr$12.89/hr$17.64/hr$21.91/hr$26.37/hr
U S 117,6701,883$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.


Leading Industries for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services160$16.35/hr
Other Regional Data For Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian 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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OESProjections
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Tire Repairers and Changers30$15.63/hrN/A
Tasks for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors