AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 53-7081.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors?

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.

Estimated AI task exposure
10%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

14 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

15/100

Physical moat

50/100

Human moat

8/100

Rating coverage

100%

14 task statements / 14 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Dump refuse or recyclable materials at disposal sites.
Importance 83/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.86
Inspect trucks prior to beginning routes to ensure safe operating condition.
Importance 88/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.85
Refuel trucks or add other fluids, such as oil or brake fluid.
Importance 83/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.85
Drive trucks, following established routes, through residential streets or alleys or through business or industrial areas.
Importance 84/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.82
Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.
Importance 74/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.82
Operate equipment that compresses collected refuse.
Importance 74/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.82
Fill out defective equipment reports.
Importance 82/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.80
Dismount garbage trucks to collect garbage and remount trucks to ride to the next collection point.
Importance 75/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.78
Check road or weather conditions to determine how routes will be affected.
Importance 70/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.76
Operate automated or semi-automated hoisting devices that raise refuse bins and dump contents into openings in truck bodies.
Importance 76/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.74

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$49,690

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

147,240

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+2.1%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

16

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

6%

4 points lower exposure • 96% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,460 Growth 2025–2035: +9.0% Annual openings: 2

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

5%

5 points lower exposure • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,720 Growth 2025–2035: +0.7% Annual openings: 5

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tile and Stone Setters

6%

4 points lower exposure • 96% profile similarity

Median wage: $55,690 Growth 2025–2035: +9.8% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

5%

5 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $53,340 Growth 2025–2035: -0.9% Annual openings: 3

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

5%

5 points lower exposure • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,660 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 2

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

7%

3 points lower exposure • 97% profile similarity

Median wage: $46,420 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 1

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

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      • basic AI literacy

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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