AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 53-1042.01 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Recycling Coordinators?

Supervise curbside and drop-off recycling programs for municipal governments or private firms.

Estimated AI task exposure
76%

High exposure

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

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

Digital/info work

82/100

Physical moat

27/100

Human moat

37/100

Rating coverage

100%

23 task statements / 23 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Supervise recycling technicians, community service workers, or other recycling operations employees or volunteers.
Importance 74/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.77
Oversee recycling pick-up or drop-off programs to ensure compliance with community ordinances.
Importance 79/100Relevance 68/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.69
Maintain logs of recycling materials received or shipped to processing companies.
Importance 76/100Relevance 72/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.69
Review customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
Importance 69/100Relevance 74/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.68
Provide training to recycling technicians or community service workers on topics such as safety, solid waste processing, or general recycling operations.
Importance 66/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 37/100Weight 0.64
Assign truck drivers or recycling technicians to routes.
Importance 78/100Relevance 64/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.68
Create or manage recycling operations budgets.
Importance 76/100Relevance 66/100Frequency 44/100Weight 0.64
Identify or investigate new opportunities for materials to be collected and recycled.
Importance 56/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 37/100Weight 0.59
Inspect physical condition of recycling or hazardous waste facility for compliance with safety, quality, and service standards.
Importance 73/100Relevance 66/100Frequency 46/100Weight 0.64
Schedule movement of recycling materials into and out of storage areas.
Importance 66/100Relevance 66/100Frequency 52/100Weight 0.63

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

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

Not published

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

Not published

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

Not published

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

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

66 points lower exposure • 65% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

64 points lower exposure • 66% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

71 points lower exposure • 59% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

65 points lower exposure • 65% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

71 points lower exposure • 57% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

22%

54 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $59,050 Growth 2025–2035: +4.1% Annual openings: 21

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

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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