Will AI replace Recycling Coordinators?
Estimated risk score: 53 out of 100
Moderate replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (34 to 72).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 23 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 53-1042.01 · Transportation and Material Moving
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 6 of its 23 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
- Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services.
- Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
- Coordinate recycling collection schedules to optimize service and efficiency.
- Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies.
- Prepare grant applications to fund recycling programs or program enhancements.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 8 of its 23 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
- Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
- Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
- Operate fork lifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclable materials.
- Operate recycling processing equipment, such as sorters, balers, crushers, and granulators to sort and process materials.
- Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
What the job is
Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.
Also called: Heavy Equipment Supervisor, Waste Reduction Coordinator, Solid Waste Division Supervisor, Recycle Supervisor, Recycle Coordinator, Recycling Supervisor, Route Rider Supervisor, Recycling Center Operator.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Transportation and Material Moving). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
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Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate