Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in transportation and material moving, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

• Waymo Safety Impact data hubby WaymoTask level · Reduction in any-injury-reported crashes vs human benchmark

  82%Waymo Driver (rider-only, 220.6M miles through March 2026) · Mar 2026

  Unrated

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

• BEHAVIOR Challenge 2025by Stanford UniversityTask level · Q-score (held-out test)

  0.26Robot Learning Collective · 14 Nov 2025

  Emerging

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

• Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
• Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
• Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
• Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
• Fill out defective equipment reports.
• Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
• Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
• Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
• Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
• Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.
• Clean trucks or compactor bodies after routes have been completed.
• Tag garbage or recycling containers to inform customers of problems, such as excess garbage or inclusion of items that are not permitted.