10 of the Most Popular Types of Government Collection Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Government Collection Jobs

• Garbage Collector

  Salary range: $26,500 - $30,500

  A garbage collector’s duties are to pick up trash and recycling and transport it to a landfill, sorting facility, or recycling center. In this career, you may pick up trash from residential buildings, commercial buildings, or both. You may pick up trash cans by hand or operate hydraulic components of the truck that lift the can and dump the contents into the truck. Some garbage collectors drive along specific routes throughout the week, while others respond to calls to pick up trash.

• Idaho State Department Of Agriculture

  Salary range: $37,500 - $56,000

  Idaho State Department Of Agriculture is a typical job search query Most salaries for Idaho State Department Of Agriculture jobs pay between $37,500 (25th percentile) and $56,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Idaho State Department Of Agriculture job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Refuse Collector

  Salary range: $30,500 - $48,500

  Refuse collectors remove trash from their assigned locations. They typically work for municipalities or private refuse companies to empty garbage and recycling bins along a public route. Some positions require you to drive from house to house and empty trash cans manually into the garbage truck. Other refuse collectors are trained to operate vehicles equipped with a crane-like mechanism that grabs and dumps the contents of the trash receptacle into the truck. Once all the trash bins along the route have been empties the refuse collector drives the trash to the dump or recycling facility.

• United Auto Recovery

  Salary range: $32,000 - $40,000

  United Auto Recovery is a typical job search query Most salaries for United Auto Recovery jobs pay between $32,000 (25th percentile) and $40,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for United Auto Recovery job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Non Union North Slope Welding

  Salary range: $48,500 - $71,000

  Non Union North Slope Welding is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Non Union North Slope Welding jobs pay between $48,500 (25th percentile) and $71,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Non Union North Slope Welding job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Hourly Garbage Truck Hopper

  Salary range: $33,000 - $48,000

  Hourly Garbage Truck Hopper is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Hourly Garbage Truck Hopper jobs pay between $33,000 (25th percentile) and $48,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Hourly Garbage Truck Hopper job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• City Of Mason Ohio

  Salary range: $48,500 - $62,000

  City Of Mason Ohio is a popular job search query. Most salaries for City Of Mason Ohio jobs pay between $48,500 (25th percentile) and $62,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for City Of Mason Ohio job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Ditch Digging

  Salary range: $32,000 - $40,000

  Ditch Digging is a typical job search query Most salaries for Ditch Digging jobs pay between $32,000 (25th percentile) and $40,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Ditch Digging job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Latino Outdoors

  Salary range: $35,500 - $49,000

  Latino Outdoors is a typical job search query Most salaries for Latino Outdoors jobs pay between $35,500 (25th percentile) and $49,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Latino Outdoors job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• U Haul Housekeeper

  Salary range: $28,000 - $36,000

  U Haul Housekeeper is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for U Haul Housekeeper jobs pay between $28,000 (25th percentile) and $36,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for U Haul Housekeeper job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.