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Recycling Coordinators

Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Recycling Coordinators separately. These are the figures for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (53-1047), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Median annual wage, U.S.$62,890
Employment, U.S.623,640
Median hourly wage$30.23
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama12,330$59,7801.45
Alaska1,830$64,4201.40
Arizona11,190$63,3600.86
Arkansas5,120$56,8100.98
California67,920$65,5500.93
Colorado11,890$65,3801.03
Connecticut5,870$65,4400.86
Delaware2,270$62,5101.17
District of Columbia920$60,3100.33
Florida34,650$61,0000.87
Georgia26,660$63,5401.36
Hawaii3,130$65,0001.24
Idaho3,070$56,2900.89
Illinois25,270$65,4201.03
Indiana15,250$64,7001.19
Iowa6,480$60,4901.04
Kansas7,520$62,9401.30
Kentucky10,180$60,0901.27
Louisiana8,120$60,2601.05
Maine2,370$60,0900.92
Maryland11,990$74,0701.08
Massachusetts10,660$65,5700.73
Michigan14,600$60,2800.83
Minnesota9,410$68,4300.80
Mississippi4,950$59,2901.06
Missouri10,500$60,3700.89
Montana1,990$60,6700.97
Nebraska3,530$60,6300.86
Nevada6,290$60,3401.01
New Hampshire2,440$63,9500.89
New Jersey25,110$67,9801.46
New Mexico3,250$55,7900.93
New York29,280$67,3000.75
North Carolina21,540$60,0701.09
North Dakota1,930$65,0701.12
Ohio23,100$61,7601.04
Oklahoma8,130$61,2701.19
Oregon8,120$61,5401.03
Pennsylvania23,690$61,4600.97
Rhode Island1,520$72,7500.76
South Carolina8,300$63,4700.90
South Dakota1,340$64,7800.73
Tennessee17,290$61,1601.31
Texas60,700$60,0001.08
Utah6,830$62,6000.98
Vermont910$60,4100.75
Virginia14,830$62,1300.90
Washington14,000$74,2500.98
West Virginia2,670$52,4200.95
Wisconsin11,140$64,5600.94
Wyoming1,560$70,5901.39

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Postmasters and Mail Superintendents1-20.975
2First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators30.971
3Administrative Services Managers30.964
4Facilities Managers30.961
5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers40.961
6First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1-20.959
7First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1-20.959
8First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1-20.959
9Gambling Managers1-20.959
10General and Operations Managers40.956

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Recycling Coordinators, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersService Orientation0.870.952
Parts SalespersonsActive Listening0.760.942
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceActive Listening0.760.942

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Recycling Coordinators, excluding software Recycling Coordinators already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Delphi Technology7 of 207.5x
Microsoft Project12 of 202.8x
IBM Notes8 of 203.6x
Payroll software4 of 2010.9x
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management6 of 204.9x
Google Drive6 of 204.3x
Employee scheduling software3 of 2017.3x
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne6 of 204.0x
ADP Workforce Now4 of 207.1x
Microsoft Dynamics GP5 of 204.7x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
SpeakingEssential skill 3.88 3.38
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.75 3.50
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.62 3.50
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.62 3.25
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.62 3.12
MonitoringEssential skill 3.50 3.50
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.50 3.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.38 3.12
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.25 3.12
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
Active LearningEssential skill 3.12 3.12
WritingEssential skill 3.12 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 2.88
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.00 2.75
InstructingTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.62 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 2.50 2.75
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.38 2.75
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.25 2.62
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.25 2.38
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.25 2.38
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 2.12
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.75 1.12
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.50 1.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.38 0.50
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.25not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.25not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Customer and Personal Service 4.16 5.20
Administration and Management 3.95 4.24
Administrative 3.77 3.73
Education and Training 3.69 4.88
Production and Processing 3.61 3.93
Mathematics 3.57 4.11
English Language 3.52 3.54
Public Safety and Security 3.44 3.52
Personnel and Human Resources 3.32 3.57
Computers and Electronics 3.32 3.51
Transportation 3.14 2.93
Law and Government 2.86 2.66
Economics and Accounting 2.79 2.17
Mechanical 2.59 2.83
Sales and Marketing 2.54 2.32
Engineering and Technology 2.33 2.38
Psychology 2.31 2.37
Communications and Media 2.20 2.04
Building and Construction 2.17 2.17
Telecommunications 2.02 1.50
Foreign Language 1.85 1.11
Sociology and Anthropology 1.84 1.49
Geography 1.77 1.33
Chemistry 1.60 1.40
Design 1.59 1.35
Biology 1.50 1.05
Physics 1.45 0.90
Therapy and Counseling 1.43 1.13
History and Archeology 1.32not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.32 0.70
Food Production 1.25not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.16not rated
Fine Arts 1.11not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 3.88 3.75
Oral Expression 3.88 3.62
Speech Clarity 3.75 3.25
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.12
Deductive Reasoning 3.62 3.25
Information Ordering 3.50 3.12
Written Comprehension 3.38 3.25
Inductive Reasoning 3.38 3.12
Near Vision 3.38 3.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.00
Category Flexibility 3.25 2.88
Written Expression 3.12 3.25
Selective Attention 3.12 2.62
Fluency of Ideas 2.88 2.88
Flexibility of Closure 2.75 2.62
Number Facility 2.75 2.62
Mathematical Reasoning 2.75 2.50
Far Vision 2.62 2.75
Originality 2.62 2.50
Finger Dexterity 2.62 2.38
Perceptual Speed 2.50 2.38
Time Sharing 2.50 2.38
Depth Perception 2.50 2.12
Multilimb Coordination 2.38 2.75
Control Precision 2.38 2.50
Auditory Attention 2.38 2.38
Speed of Closure 2.25 2.12
Visualization 2.25 2.12
Memorization 2.25 2.00
Trunk Strength 2.25 2.00
Manual Dexterity 2.25 1.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.12 2.12
Visual Color Discrimination 2.12 2.00
Static Strength 2.12 1.75
Response Orientation 2.00 2.00
Reaction Time 2.00 1.88
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.75
Spatial Orientation 1.88 1.50
Rate Control 1.88 1.25
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75 1.25
Glare Sensitivity 1.75 1.12
Night Vision 1.75 1.12
Speed of Limb Movement 1.75 1.12
Peripheral Vision 1.75 0.88
Sound Localization 1.62 0.75
Gross Body Coordination 1.12not rated
Stamina 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated

Software used

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Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Recycling Coordinators separately. These are the figures for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (53-1047), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Laredo, TX1,0502.40$50,110
Memphis, TN-MS-AR5,4702.23$62,350
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,4402.10$73,970
Kenosha, WI6102.02$72,500
Casper, WY3101.90$76,290
Chambersburg, PA4601.89$62,590
Mobile, AL1,2801.85$61,290
Burlington, NC5001.84$54,220
Dothan, AL4201.74$60,770
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV7501.74$60,720

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