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    Career Overview

    Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.

    Career Outlook

    Projections 2022-2030

    New job opportunities are very likely in the future. With a
    9% Percent change.


    2020 Employment

    2,821,700

    2030 Employment

    3,077,500

    What training is needed?

    People starting in this career usually have:

    • No formal educational credential
    • No work experience
    • Less than 1 month on-the-job training

    What does a typical day look like?

    • Sort recyclable materials.
    • Decontaminate equipment or sites to remove hazardous or toxic substances.
    • Load materials into production equipment.
    • Clean work areas.
    • Operate recycling equipment.

    Available Jobs
    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2055370
    Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.