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, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 920383$19.90/hr$1.00/hr$13.25/hr$14.90/hr$20.96/hr$23.38/hr$24.94/hr
Minnesota 1,960427$19.59/hr$0.55/hr$12.95/hr$14.77/hr$20.30/hr$23.47/hr$26.05/hr
U S 121,3302,184$20.35/hr$0.24/hr$11.20/hr$14.21/hr$18.60/hr$24.70/hr$33.13/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 Services880$21.02/hr
Public Administration40$18.83/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 920 $20.96/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 190 $18.96/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 160 $21.75/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 150 $21.59/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 70 $20.86/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 20 $14.10/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A $22.93/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A $15.24/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
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