Recycling and Reclamation Workers
Transportation and Material Moving0%
AI Risk
26% AI risk — Low risk level
Low Risk
26% • Low exposure
Based on task-level analysis (O*NET)
AI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Recycling and Reclamation Workers with an AI automation risk score of 26%. Analysis includes 14 core tasks.
Safer Career Paths
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Low Risk
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Human-centered work and decision ownership.
Key Tasks
Operate automated refuse or manual recycling collection vehicles.
Risk: 8%
Operate balers to compress recyclable materials into bundles or bales.
Risk: 8%
Sort materials
Risk: 0%
Clean recycling yard by sweeping
Risk: 0%
Operate forklifts
Risk: 0%
Sort metals to separate high-grade metals
Risk: 0%
Collect and sort recyclable construction materials
Risk: 0%
Upskilling Courses
Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data
Method: rule+context+activity+calibration