Recycling & Reclamation Workers
What they do:
Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.
On the job, you would:
- Sort materials, such as metals, glass, wood, paper or plastics, into appropriate containers for recycling.
- Clean recycling yard by sweeping, raking, picking up broken glass and loose paper debris, or moving barrels and bins.
- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, power lifts, or front-end loaders to load bales, bundles, or other heavy items onto trucks for shipping to smelters or other recycled materials processing facilities.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Engineering and Technology
Business
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Hand and Finger Use
Controlled Movement
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They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Calendar and scheduling software
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$27,440
per year, on average
This work is part of the green economy. |
You might like a career in one of these industries:
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