# Recycling Coordinators

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/recycling-coordinators
- SOC code: 53-1042.01
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $62,890 (10th percentile $43,360, 90th percentile $96,150)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.0%
- Openings a year: 54,900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors".

## Interest profile (code ECR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 50 |
| Investigative (I) | 21 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 40 |
| Enterprising (E) | 63 |
| Conventional (C) | 60 |

## What you'd do

- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 92/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 91/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 89/100)
- Scheduling Work and Activities (importance 89/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 88/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 85/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 83/100)
- Getting Information (importance 80/100)
- Processing Information (importance 80/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 79/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Management of Personnel Resources, Active Listening, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Administrative, Education and Training, Production and Processing, Mathematics, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Computers and Electronics, Personnel and Human Resources

## Also called

Agency Operator, Corporate Recycling Manager, Heavy Equipment Supervisor, Materials Manager, Recycle Coordinator, Recycle Supervisor, Recycling Center Operator, Recycling Coordinator, Recycling Crew Supervisor, Recycling Manager

## Related careers

- [Recycling and Reclamation Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/recycling-and-reclamation-workers): $40,240 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-material-moving-machine-and-vehicle-operators): $62,890 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-helpers-laborers-and-material-movers-hand): $62,890 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-mechanics-installers-and-repairers): $79,860 median pay
- [Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/refuse-and-recyclable-material-collectors): $49,690 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-production-and-operating-workers): $74,450 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.