Recycling and reclamation workers need to:
Communicate
- Understand spoken information.
 - Listen to others and ask questions.
 - Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
 
Reason and Problem Solve
- Develop rules that group items in various ways.
 - Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
 - Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
 
Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things
- Check how well one is learning or doing something.
 
Work with Things
- Operate and control equipment.
 - Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly.
 
Perceive and Visualize
- Identify a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in distracting material.
 - Quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns.