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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in Nevada

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17.7% Jobs Projection

$37,000 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in Nevada are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in Nevada is growing faster than average.
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in Nevada earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Work in Nevada?

1,100 people worked as Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in 2018 in this state.

The typical state has 1,630 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors working in it, which means Nevada has fewer Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors than average.

Job Projections for Nevada

Jobs for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in this state are growing at a rate of 17.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 13.2%.

Nevada Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 730 total jobs in 2026 for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 18,900 annual jobs and 153,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Make in Nevada?

In 2018 wages for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors ranged from $20,000 to $58,150 with $37,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.62 to $27.96. The median hourly rate was $17.79.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.44 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.65.

The median salary in Nevada is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Nevada Metros for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Reno, NV	200	$46,700

Top States for Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	13,130	$51,600
New York	10,480	$59,440
Texas	9,050	$34,370
Florida	5,810	$35,900
North Carolina	5,070	$29,710
Michigan	4,450	$42,280
Illinois	4,420	$66,130
Ohio	4,100	$37,310
Georgia	3,350	$31,180
Pennsylvania	3,310	$37,260
Virginia	3,080	$31,090
Tennessee	2,710	$29,470
Maryland	2,480	$28,570
Washington	2,450	$52,780
Alabama	2,450	$30,180
Arizona	2,400	$39,650
Colorado	2,340	$40,840
Oregon	2,250	$44,980
South Carolina	2,240	$22,990
Wisconsin	2,200	$42,160

Below are the states where Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	$66,130
New York	$59,440
Washington	$52,780
California	$51,600
Alaska	$47,550
Connecticut	$45,120
Oregon	$44,980
Michigan	$42,280
Wisconsin	$42,160
Delaware	$42,110

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