Occupation Atlaswaste management officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9a20c93e-a345-4a46-a406-9ffbf11daeef
waste management officer
Waste management officers advise and enforce regulations on facilities managing waste disposal, collection and recycling. They develop and implement rules and evaluate the compliance with existing legislation.
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Job Zone
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- 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.
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Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising4.77
- C Conventional4.57
- R Realistic4.00
- S Social3.37
- I Investigative2.25
- 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 Coordinators (53-1042.01): 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 (16)
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.
- advise on waste management procedures
- apply organisational techniques
- business management principles
- coordinate waste management procedures
- develop recycling programs
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- establish waste collection routes
- follow standards for machinery safety
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- maintain recycling records
- manage recycling program budget
- manage staff
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
- waste transport legislation
Optional (29)
- advise on pollution prevention
- analyse experimental laboratory data
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate with waste collectors
- coordinate shipments of recycling materials
- decontamination techniques
- develop hazardous waste management strategies
- develop non-hazardous waste management strategies
- educate on recycling regulations
- find grants
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- identify new recycling opportunities
- maintain waste collection records
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances
- monitor radiation levels
- monitor waste treatment equipment
- nuclear energy
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- project management
- radiation protection
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- test safety strategies
- train staff on recycling programs
- train staff on waste management
- write technical reports
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.
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