Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Imminent Risk
85%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
71%
(High Risk)
Average: 85%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$45,760
or $22.00 per hour
Volume
135,430
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.2/10

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Calculated automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

71% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors' job openings is expected to rise 2.3% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors' was $45,760, or $21 per hour

'Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors' were paid 4.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 135,430 people employed as 'Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors' within the United States.

This represents around 0.09% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors'.

Job description

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

SOC Code: 53-7081.00

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Comments

jim (Moderate) 6 months ago
this is because the side loaders and front loaders have hydraulic systems but rear loader trucks no chance because you have to get out and manually throw the trash in
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Kuba Dabrowski (No chance) 5 years ago
There will be no entertainment, Some kids now like 8yr olds will want a future job and robots are like Nope, we want you to be sitting on the couch being lazy and we will just do the job with no emotion!
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Louie Orsmton 5 years ago
Oh no what will I do?
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john 5 years ago
kill the robots skytech is taking over spread the word
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Kuba Dabrowski 5 years ago
Yeah that is good, some kids want jobs when they are older and there will be no jobs left to apply for.
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