Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a refuse collector can go next

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

Refuse collectors remove waste from homes and other facilities and put it in the bin lorry so it can be transported to a treatment and disposal facility. They assist the driver of the bin lorry, help unload the waste, and record the amount of refuse collected. They may also collect waste from construction and demolition sites, and hazardous waste.

Elementary occupations 25 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: sorter labourer, 66%

sorter labourer 66% covered recycling worker 57% covered solid waste operator 49% covered refuse vehicle driver 44% covered hazardous waste technician 25% covered refuse collector You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from refuse collector. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a refuse collector already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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refuse collector is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a refuse collector already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.