Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors

Garbage Man, Rolloff Truck Driver, Sanitation Laborer, Truck Driver

What they do:
Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.
On the job, you would:
  • Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
  • Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
  • Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.

Knowledge

Business

  • customer service

Transportation

  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Engineering and Technology

  • mechanical

Skills

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Controlled Movement

  • use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
  • quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat

Hand and Finger Use

  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Dependability
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Integrity
  • Independence
  • Attention to Detail

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software

  • Dossier software
  • Mileage logging software

Mobile location based services software

  • Global positioning system GPS software

Facilities management software

  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Education

Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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