産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員
What 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
産業廃棄物は排出する企業が収集・運搬、中間処分、最終処分までの処理を産業廃棄物処理業者に委託し、それらを産業廃棄物管理票（マニフェスト）という書類で管理する必要がある。なお、産業廃棄物以外の廃棄物は一般廃棄物と呼ばれる。
収集運搬作業員は、産業廃棄物の種類や形状に合わせた車両を運転して、廃棄物の収集現場に出向き、廃棄物の収集や容器（コンテナ）の交換作業等を行う。固形状の廃棄物は、木、紙、金属など素材別に仕分けしながら、手作業や重機で車両に積み込む。油や酸、アルカリなどの液状や泥状の廃棄物は、吸引装置の付いた専用の車両で収集する。毒劇物や引火性のあるものが含まれていることもあるので、取り扱いには十分注意が必要である。
産業廃棄物は、主に建設系、医療系、工場系に区別することができる。建設系は、木くずや金属くず、がれき類などが中心で、主にトラックを使用する。医療系は、注射針などの医療器具やガーゼ類などがあり、バンや保冷車が使われる。工場系は、金属くずやプラスチックくず、汚泥や酸、アルカリなどがあるため、トラックの他、ふた付きダンプや吸引装置付き車両も使う。
◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
トラック、バン、保冷車、移動式クレーン、フォークリフト、パワーショベル、吸引装置、コンテナ、作業中の保護具（ヘルメット、ゴーグル、グローブ、安全靴等）
Employment type of workers
産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員 salary
The average annual pay for 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員 in Japan is ¥3.99M (≈ $25,348; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.71M, the typical range is ¥2.87M–¥6.50M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.66M.
How does your pay compare with people your age?
Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.
Pay by ageest.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (49.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥1,942 is 1.6× Japan's national average minimum wage of ¥1,177 (fiscal 2026). Minimum wage by prefecture →
Japanese pay is shown in yen (¥5.57M = 5.57 million yen ≈ 557万円). Dollar figures use the current rate of 157.25 yen per dollar and are for reference only; purchasing power differs.
Pay over time
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.88M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.82M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.86M | — | 1.66x |
| 2024 | ¥4.00M | — | 1.42x |
| 2025 | ¥3.99M | — | 1.22x |
Projected pay for 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥3.99M → in 3 years ¥4.37M → in 5 years ¥4.65M → in 10 years ¥5.43M (10-year range ¥4.67M–¥6.31M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (the job-openings-to-applicants ratio), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員
A ratio above 1.0 means there are more job openings than applicants (a labor shortage). The 5- and 10-year figures are estimates from the openings ratio, wage momentum and AI replacement risk.
The same job in the United States
| 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員 Japan | Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥3.99M ≈ $25,348 | $49,690 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥5.43M | $67,300 |
| Outlook score | 59 | 51 |
| AI replacement risk | 11% Very low | 26% Low |
| Workers | — | 147K |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.
Skills, education and requirements for 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 産業廃棄物処理施設技術管理士
- 大型自動車免許 National license
- フォークリフト運転技能者
- 中型自動車免許 National license
- 準中型自動車免許 National license
- 危険物取扱者（甲種）
- 危険物取扱者（乙種）
- 危険物取扱者（丙種）
- クレーン・デリック運転士（クレーン限定）
- 陸災防フォークリフト荷役技能検定1級 National license
- 陸災防フォークリフト荷役技能検定2級 National license
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience, licenses)
How to become 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員
The typical path in Japan is shown by the education, training and experience of current workers above and in the Japanese guidance below. A detailed English guide for this occupation is being prepared.
Guidance from job tag (Japanese)
いろいろな職業を経験した後、転職してくる人も多い。
入職後、日常の仕事内容や関連する法律等について教育を受け、その後、実務を通して仕事を覚えていく。
環境保全やリサイクルを通した資源・環境保護などへの問題認識と安全手順など規程順守の精神のある人が望ましいといえる。また、産業廃棄物を積み込むため、車両と保管場所の間を行き来することもあり、一定の体力も必要である。
Career path and how to earn more as 産業廃棄物収集運搬作業員
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.