Recycling Coordinators

Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		94%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		90%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		89%	Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
		88%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		84%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		84%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		84%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		80%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		80%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		79%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		79%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		77%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
		76%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		76%	Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
		71%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
		63%	Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		78%	Enterprising - Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		78%	Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
		72%	Recognition - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
		72%	Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
		72%	Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
		58%	Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		72%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
		72%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		69%	Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
		69%	Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
		66%	Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
		63%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		60%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		60%	Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
		60%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		60%	Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
		56%	Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
		53%	Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
		53%	Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Skills \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		52%	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Direct material handling or moving activities.

Direct passenger or freight transport activities.

Schedule operational activities.

Direct passenger or freight transport activities.

Plan work operations.

Develop program goals or plans.

Plan implementation or promotion of recycling programs.

Develop program goals or plans.

Investigate crimes committed within organizations.

Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.

Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.

Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.

Operate packing or other material processing equipment.

Plan implementation or promotion of recycling programs.

Schedule operational activities.

Plan implementation or promotion of recycling programs.

Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with safety, quality, or service standards.

Record details of deliveries or shipments.

Train transportation or material moving personnel.

Review customer information.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		97%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		96%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
		95%	Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
		93%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		92%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		90%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		88%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		85%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		85%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		83%	Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
		78%	Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
		77%	Outdoors, Exposed to Weather - How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
		77%	Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
		76%	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
		75%	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
		72%	Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
		71%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		69%	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
		67%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		65%	In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment - How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
		63%	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
		63%	Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos?
		61%	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
		61%	Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
		60%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		60%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
		56%	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
		56%	Very Hot or Cold Temperatures - How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
		55%	Frequency of Conflict Situations - How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
		52%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		81%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		92%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		91%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		89%	Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
		89%	Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
		88%	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		85%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		83%	Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
		80%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		80%	Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		79%	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
		78%	Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
		77%	Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
		76%	Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others - Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
		75%	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		75%	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		75%	Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
		74%	Selling or Influencing Others - Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
		74%	Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates - Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
		71%	Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
		70%	Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
		70%	Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
		70%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		69%	Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
		69%	Coaching and Developing Others - Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
		67%	Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
		67%	Monitoring and Controlling Resources - Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
		65%	Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
		61%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
		61%	Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information - Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
		56%	Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
		54%	Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
		54%	Staffing Organizational Units - Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
		53%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Getting Started

Education:

47%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

30%

Bachelor's Degree

Recycling Coordinators

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started