Occupation Atlassolid waste operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fd6a1c18-b0ff-419f-a36a-e05957452d55
solid waste operator
Solid waste operators operate and maintain solid waste treatment and distribution equipment, and test samples to monitor pollution. They assist in the collection and disposal of solid waste, such as construction and demolition debris, and ensure treatment is compliant to safety regulations. They ensure community waste containers are emptied, ensure proper differentiation between waste which needs to be recycled or disposed of, and monitor equipment.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.28
- C Conventional4.39
- I Investigative2.04
- E Enterprising1.59
- S Social1.28
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Recycling and Reclamation Workers (53-7062.04): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (14)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assess waste type
- communicate with waste collectors
- control delivered waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- ensure equipment availability
- maintain recycling records
- monitor waste treatment equipment
- operate recycling processing equipment
- test samples for pollutants
- troubleshoot
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
Optional (16)
- advise on waste management procedures
- collect domestic waste
- collect industrial waste
- dispose of hazardous waste
- empty community waste collection bins
- establish waste collection routes
- hazardous waste types
- inspect recycling procedures
- install recycling containers
- maintain waste collection records
- monitor civic recycling sites
- pollution prevention
- remove debris
- sort waste
- store sorted waste
- waste transport legislation
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 14 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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waste management officer
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waste broker
4 shared · 7 more of its owncommunicate with waste collectors, ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations, waste management, ensure compliance with environmental legislation
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hazardous waste technician
4 shared · 13 more of its ownassess waste type, ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations, waste and scrap products, waste management
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recycling specialist
4 shared · 18 more of its ownmaintain recycling records, ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations, waste management, ensure compliance with environmental legislation
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refuse collector
3 shared · 6 more of its ownassess waste type, waste and scrap products, waste management
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