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
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA1,070392$20.30/hr$0.81/hr$13.41/hr$15.43/hr$21.24/hr$23.67/hr$25.53/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 Services1,010$21.26/hr
Public Administration60$19.69/hr
Other Regional Data For Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,070 $21.24/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 120 $20.27/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 110 $20.81/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 110 $17.70/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 100 $19.35/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 90 $20.76/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 90 $22.92/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 40 $19.80/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A $15.46/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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