Occupation
Recycling Coordinators
Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.
$62,840 medianHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 53-1042.01
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Design community solid and hazardous waste management programs.
- 02Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
- 03Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
- 04Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
- 05Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
- 06Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled.
- 07Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
- 08Create or manage recycling operations budgets.
- 09Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services.
- 10Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
- 11Negotiate contracts with waste management or other firms.
- 12Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Heavy Equipment SupervisorRoute SupervisorSolid Waste Division SupervisorWaste Reduction CoordinatorRecycle CoordinatorRecycling CoordinatorRecycling ManagerRecycling Program ManagerRecycling Specialist
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Knowledge the job leans on
Customer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementAdministrativeEducation and TrainingProduction and ProcessingMathematicsEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and Security
Skills that carry over from service
Management of Personnel ResourcesCoordinationTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessPersuasionComplex Problem SolvingService Orientation