Education:
74%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
15%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Recycling & Reclamation Workers
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
None
Salary
High:
$48,560.00
Average:
$37,510.00
Hourly
Average:
$18.03
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.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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78% | Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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74% | Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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71% | Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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69% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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68% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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67% | Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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65% | Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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65% | Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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95% | Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. | |
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95% | Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources. |
Aptitude
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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69% | Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |
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66% | Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Decontaminate equipment or sites to remove hazardous or toxic substances.
Sort recyclable materials.
Sort recyclable materials.
Load materials into production equipment.
Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Operate recycling equipment.
Operate recycling equipment.
Operate forklifts or other loaders.
Operate recycling equipment.
Operate grinding equipment.
Operate recycling equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Sort recyclable materials.
Clean materials to prepare them for production.
Clean work areas.
Sort recyclable materials.
Clean production equipment.
Lubricate production equipment.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Remove parts or components from equipment.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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96% | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? | |
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86% | Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? | |
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83% | Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing? | |
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83% | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather - How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? | |
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81% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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75% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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75% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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74% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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70% | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures - How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? | |
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68% | Outdoors, Under Cover - How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? | |
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67% | Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
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66% | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment - How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? | |
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65% | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? | |
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65% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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84% | Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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86% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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79% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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77% | Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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76% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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73% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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66% | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. | |
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66% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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65% | Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |