Also called: Organics Technician, Food Scrap Collector
Runs loaders, grinders, and screeners at compost sites and helps collect food scraps.
You drive a loader to turn windrows of compost, run a screener that sifts finished compost, and pick out plastic contamination. Some operators also run routes collecting food scraps from restaurants.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; compost operator certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors track pile temperature; running loaders and screeners and collecting scraps stay hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at municipal or private compost sites for operator or laborer jobs; training on the job
Classes: Agriculture science, Biology.
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