Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · SOC 53-7081
Wage data not published: refuse and recyclable material collectors in the Columbia metro area
Figures describe the Columbia, MO metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Columbia city limits.
BLS publishes this occupation for the area but suppressed its wage estimates in the May 2025 release (marker “*”). We show exactly what is published below — suppressed values are never estimated or filled in.
- Employment in this area
- 80
- Per 1,000 jobs
- 0.7
Where BLS does publish this occupation
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in Missouri (statewide)
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in the St. Louis metro area
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in the Joplin metro area
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in the Springfield metro area
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors in the Kansas City metro area
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — national overview
- All published occupations in the Columbia metro area
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.