Recycling and Reclamation Workers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Local government agencies (sanitation department)
Trash collection companies
Temporary worker agencies
Waste treatment and disposal companies

Outlook

Demand is expected to grow faster than average for this career. As the population grows, more waste will be created. Some of this will be recycled and some will be trash. Workers will be needed to gather, sort, and process these materials. In addition, increased awareness of the environment will spur demand as more workers will be needed to properly dispose of hazardous wastes. However, new recycling rules and regulations may limit the types of items that can be recycled.

Recycling and Reclamation Workers (CIS 100558)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	203,484 Very large	&	4.1%	2.7%	>>>>	27,608 Very High
Champaign Area	3,000 Very large	&	0.2%	1.9%	>>>>	388 Very High
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	3,126 Very large	&	3.1%	-1.2%	>>>>	420 Very High
Cook County	88,109 Very large	&	4.0%	3.0%	>>>>	11,942 Very High
Decatur Area	1,356 Very large	&	2.9%	0.1%	>>>>	182 Very High
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	12,521 Very large	&	6.5%	4.0%	>>>>	1,748 Very High
Du Page County	26,651 Very large	&	4.5%	3.7%	>>>>	3,635 Very High
Edwardsville Area	5,336 Very large	&	8.7%	4.4%	>>>>	765 Very High
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	923 Very large	&	-0.2%	-2.2%	>>>>	119 Very High
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	2,681 Very large	&	2.0%	-0.1%	>>>>	354 Very High
Lake County	11,554 Very large	&	4.2%	2.6%	>>>>	1,571 Very High
McHenry County	3,267 Very large	&	5.8%	6.1%	>>>>	452 Very High
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	2,243 Very large	&	4.3%	0.2%	>>>>	305 Very High
Northwest Illinois Area	3,839 Very large	&	8.9%	5.1%	>>>>	552 Very High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	5,862 Very large	&	3.8%	1.3%	>>>>	793 Very High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	1,939 Very large	&	1.2%	-1.6%	>>>>	253 Very High
Rock Island-Moline Area	2,626 Very large	&	1.6%	1.8%	>>>>	345 Very High
Rockford Area	6,226 Very large	&	4.6%	2.4%	>>>>	850 Very High
Shawnee National Forest Area	524 Very large	&	0.4%	-0.3%	>>>>	68 High
Springfield Area	2,724 Very large	&	2.0%	-0.8%	>>>>	361 Very High
St Louis-Belleville Area	3,208 Very large	&	0.3%	0.2%	>>>>	415 Very High
Vermilion County	1,091 Very large	&	-7.7%	-5.1%	>>>>	127 Very High
Will County	15,190 Very large	&	2.8%	5.4%	>>>>	2,029 Very High
United States	2,988,900 Very large	&	1.5%	3.1%	>>>>	384,300 Very High