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Overview
Refuse vehicle drivers handle the truck side of waste collection, keeping to routes, manoeuvring heavy vehicles and transporting waste from homes or facilities.
In job descriptions, look for waste collection vehicles, route schedules, depot parking, collection records, protective equipment, domestic or industrial waste and treatment-site delivery.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is route-based and vehicle-focused. It can include pre-use checks, driving through narrow streets or collection areas, coordinating with loaders, recording collections and taking waste to the correct facility.
Skills and specializations
Key strengths are heavy-vehicle manoeuvring, route discipline, safe reversing, depot routines, protective equipment and knowledge of waste types. Some jobs add hazardous or industrial waste procedures.
Salary context
Pay expectations are shaped by vehicle size, shift pattern, route complexity, waste type, record duties and responsibility for safe collection in public areas. Extra procedure-heavy waste streams can change the role scope.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward route planning, depot coordination, waste transport supervision, driver training or wider logistics roles in municipal and environmental services.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the vehicle type, collection area, crew setup, record system, lifting equipment and destination facilities. It should be clear how much loading work is expected.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Heavy truck and lorry drivers (8332)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2480f8b0-4c02-4c66-84ad-2677c1548e03 |
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| ESCO code | 8332.8 |
| ISCO group | 8332 |
| Concept type | Occupation |