Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Imminent Risk
84%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
69%
(High Risk, Based on 70 votes)
Average: 84%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$45,760
or $22.00 per hour
Volume
135,430
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
2.4/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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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

69% 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 shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear 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 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors' was $45,760, or $22 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

Comments (5)

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jim (Moderate)
03 Jul 2024 09:58
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
Kuba Dabrowski (No chance)
27 Nov 2019 15:50
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!
Louie Orsmton
25 Mar 2019 15:37
Oh no what will I do?
john
20 Sep 2019 21:43
kill the robots skytech is taking over spread the word
Kuba Dabrowski
27 Nov 2019 15:53
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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