Also called: Grease Collection Driver, Rendering Route Driver
Drives a pump truck to restaurants to collect used fryer oil, which gets recycled into biodiesel.
Collectors run routes to restaurants, pump grease from storage bins into a tanker truck, clean up spills, and log volumes. The oil becomes renewable fuel.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; some routes need a commercial driver's license.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 53-3033: Faster than average (5% to 6%).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Tank sensors plan routes; pumping and driving to restaurants stay human for now, with self-driving trucks later.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply to oil collection companies (Mahoney, Darling, local firms) for route driver jobs
Classes: Driver's education, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3033.
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