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“Recycle Driver” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-7081.00
 - The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,690.00
 - The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
 - Currently, there are 114,680 people on this job
 
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors”.
Also Known As…
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
 - Truck Driver
 - Trash Collector
 - Swamper
 - Sanitation Laborer
 - Rolloff Truck Driver
 - Garbage Man
 - Garbage Collector
 - Front Load Trash Truck Driver
 - Driver
 - Wasteman
 - Waste Collector
 - Truck Driver (Yard Trash)
 - Trashman
 - Trash Truck Driver
 - Trash Man
 - Trash Hauler
 - Thrower
 - Solid Waste Truck Driver
 - Solid Waste Collector
 - Solid Waste Collection Worker
 - Scrap Metal Collector
 - Sanitation Worker
 - Sanitation Truck Driver
 - Sanitation Engineer (Driver)
 - Sanitation Engineer (Automated Trash Truck Driver)
 - Rubbish Collector
 - Rolloff Driver
 - Residential Recycle Driver
 - Residential Driver
 - Residential Collections
 - Refuse Driver
 - Refuse Collector
 - Recycling Technician
 - Recycling Collections Driver
 - Recycler
 - Recycle Worker
 - Recycle Driver
 - Recyclable Materials Collector
 - Rear Load Truck Driver
 - Limb Driver
 - Lifter/Driver
 - Junkman
 - Helper/Driver
 - Garbage Worker
 - Garbage Truck Helper
 - Garbage Truck Driver
 - Garbage Pick Up Worker
 - Garbage Pick Up Man
 - Garbage Person
 - Garbage or Trash Collection Sanitation Engineer
 - Frontload Driver
 - Front Loader Residential Driver
 - Dumpman
 - Driver/Refuse Collector
 - Driver-Lifter of Sanitation Truck
 - Disposal Worker
 - Disposal Man
 - Commercial Relief Driver
 - Commercial Front Load Operator
 - Commercial Front Load Driver
 - Commercial Collections Driver (Operator)
 - Commercial Collections Driver
 - Collector
 - Automation Driver
 - Automated Residential Collection Operator
 
Tasks for “Recycle Driver”
- Tag garbage or recycling containers to inform customers of problems, such as excess garbage or inclusion of items that are not permitted.
 - Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
 - Fill out defective equipment reports.
 - Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
 - Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.
 - Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
 - Organize schedules for refuse collection.
 - Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
 - Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
 - Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.
 - Provide quotes for refuse collection contracts.
 - Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
 - Sort items set out for recycling and throw materials into designated truck compartments.
 - Make special pickups of recyclable materials, such as food scraps, used oil, discarded computers, or other electronic items.
 - Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
 - Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
 
Related Technology & Tools
- Side-loading garbage trucks
 - Personal computers
 - Grapple trucks
 - Aluminum compactors
 - Pneumatic collection garbage trucks
 - Shredder trucks
 - Front loading garbage trucks
 - Rear-loading garbage trucks
 - Tractor-trailer trucks
 - Walking floor trailers
 - Desktop computers
 - Cardboard compactors
 - Garbage trucks
 - Recycling trucks
 - Mobile radios
 - Lifting arms
 
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
 - Payroll software
 - Mileage logging software
 - Global positioning system GPS software