description
Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.
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details
Currently Employed:
1,220
Projected Annual Job Openings:
220
Typical Hourly Wage:
$17.31 - $24.45
Typical Annual Salary:
$36,010 - $50,850
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
No formal educational credential
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Collect and sort recyclable construction materials, such as concrete, drywall, plastics, or wood, into containers.
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Sort materials, such as metals, glass, wood, paper or plastics, into appropriate containers for recycling.
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Extract chemicals from discarded appliances, such as air conditioners or refrigerators, using specialized machinery, such as refrigerant recovery equipment.
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Deposit recoverable materials into chutes or place materials on conveyor belts.
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Clean recycling yard by sweeping, raking, picking up broken glass and loose paper debris, or moving barrels and bins.
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Operate balers to compress recyclable materials into bundles or bales.
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Clean materials, such as metals, according to recycling requirements.
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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.
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Sort metals to separate high-grade metals, such as copper, brass, and aluminum, for recycling.
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Record logs of recycled materials or waste chemicals removed from products.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Cargo trucks
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Front end loaders
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Packaging compactors
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Screwdrivers
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Sorters
Technology:
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Calendar and scheduling software
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Office suite software
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Spreadsheet software
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Word processing software
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