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Where a recycling specialist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a recycling specialist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Recycling specialists research recycling policies and legislation, and supervise implementation in an organisation to ensure that waste management occurs according to regulations. They perform inspections, provide recycling equipment, and supervise recycling workers. They also advise organisations on ways they can improve their waste management procedures.

Also known as solid waste division supervisor, trainee recycling co-ordinator, recycling and waste reduction specialist, recycling development co-ordinator, supermarket recycling co-ordinator, senior recycling co-ordinator, recycling research specialist, recycling equipment specialist, waste recycling co-ordinator, recycling manager, recycling and reclamation coordinator, recycling specialist advisor.

Professionals 36 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: solid waste operator, 34%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
solid waste operator 34% covered waste management officer 34% covered landfill supervisor 33% covered hazardous waste inspector 31% covered waste broker 31% covered recycling specialist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from recycling specialist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a recycling specialist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A recycling specialist needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • follow recycling collection schedules handling and moving
  • update licenses assisting and caring
  • identify new recycling opportunities management skills
  • inspect recycling procedures information skills
  • manage recycling program budget management skills
  • train staff on recycling programs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop recycling programs management skills
  • coordinate shipments of recycling materials management skills
  • maintain recycling records information skills
  • carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a recycling specialist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Recycling specialist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a recycling specialist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.