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Ocupacions

Refuse collector

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Binman Commercial waste collector Demolition site refuse collection worker Domestic refuse collector Domestic waste collector Dustbin man Dustman Garbage and recycling collector Hazardous waste collector Household refuse collector Household waste collector Industrial waste collector Kerbside collector Office waste collector Recycling operator Refuse collection operative Refuse collection worker Refuse collector Refuse sorter Waste collector

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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Collecting rubbish and recyclable materials and locating it into bins and garbage and recycling trucks;
(b) Riding on or in garbage and recycling trucks;
(c) Lifting garbage bins and emptying contents into trucks and larger containers;
(d) Unloading garbage and recycling trucks.

Knowledge

  • Law
  • Community sanitation
  • Environmental protection technology
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Disposing of non-hazardous waste or debris
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Sorting materials or products
  • Handling and disposing of hazardous materials
  • Handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Elementary occupations

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Refuse workers

Garbage and recycling collectors

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Garbage and recycling collectors

1.475

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

24,92%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-14,39% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

10,51%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

9,49%

Part-time contracts

1,65% Turnover index

980

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

72%

28%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Refuse workers and other elementary workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Refuse workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Garbage and recycling collectors

Construction
25%
Administrative and support service activities
25%
Information and communication
17%
Education
17%
Manufacturing
8%
Others
8%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.