# Recycling Coordinators

> Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.

- **SOC code:** 53-1042.01
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-1042-01
- **Also known as:** Heavy Equipment Supervisor, Route Supervisor, Solid Waste Division Supervisor, Waste Reduction Coordinator, Recycle Coordinator, Recycling Coordinator, Recycling Manager, Recycling Program Manager
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
- Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
- Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
- Create or manage recycling operations budgets.
- Prepare bills of lading, statements of shipping records, or customer receipts related to recycling or hazardous material services.
- Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
- Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
- Negotiate contracts with waste management or other firms.
- Coordinate shipments of recycling materials with shipping brokers or processing companies.
- Operate recycling processing equipment, such as sorters, balers, crushers, and granulators to sort and process materials.
- Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
- Operate fork lifts, skid loaders, or trucks to move or store recyclable materials.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Customer and Personal Service _(knowledge)_
- Administration and Management _(knowledge)_
- Speaking _(essential_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- Administrative _(knowledge)_
- Management of Personnel Resources _(transferable_skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(ability)_
- Speech Clarity _(ability)_
- Education and Training _(knowledge)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Time Management _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Mathematics _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Excel _(Common Skill)_
- Information Ordering _(Specialized Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Access _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- SAP software _(hot technology)_
- Email software
- Operational databases
- Web browser software
- Work scheduling software

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 51st percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 51st percentile (Moderate) — source: eloundou_gamma.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-1042-01_