Skilled Trades
Recycling Coordinators
Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.
Median salary (BLS)
$62,890
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$43k – $96k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 2 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Plan a path to Recycling Coordinators
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Recycling Coordinators
Entry / Junior
$43,360
~2 yrs to advance
Recycling Coordinators
Established
$62,890
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Recycling Coordinators
Senior
$79,520
Key skills
A typical day
- •Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
- •Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
- •Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
- •Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
- •Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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