Recycling manager vs operations director

The differences between recycling managers and operations directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a recycling manager and an operations director. Additionally, an operations director has an average salary of $104,050, which is higher than the $53,049 average annual salary of a recycling manager.

The top three skills for a recycling manager include operational procedures, safety training and waste management. The most important skills for an operations director are customer service, continuous improvement, and oversight.

Recycling manager vs operations director overview

	Recycling Manager	Operations Director
Yearly salary	$53,049	$104,050
Hourly rate	$25.50	$50.02
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	157,523	114,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Recycling manager vs operations director salary

Recycling managers and operations directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recycling Manager	Operations Director
Average salary	$53,049	$104,050
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $91,000	Between $65,000 And $164,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Airbnb
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between recycling manager and operations director education

There are a few differences between a recycling manager and an operations director in terms of educational background:

	Recycling Manager	Operations Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Recycling manager vs operations director demographics

Here are the differences between recycling managers' and operations directors' demographics:

	Recycling Manager	Operations Director
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 70.6% Female, 29.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between recycling manager and operations director duties and responsibilities

Recycling manager example responsibilities.

Manage web development and rebranding initiative.
Develop CRV department to meet state regulations.
Train employees in correct and efficient CRV purchasing.
Expand CID's facility to process over 1,500,000 tons of contaminate soils.
Aid in creation of state-by-state EPA document, outlining classification of various solder byproducts as reference tool for customers.
Initiate the university's first residence-base composting program.

Operations director example responsibilities.

Manage KPI reports from all warranty companies to ensure increasing sales and productivity.
Spearhead governance, security and compliance initiatives to achieve SOX and PCI compliance.
Manage a PMO style team to implement any changes across the global contact centers.
Develop all marketing strategies and materials as well as personally managing key OEM and national accounts.
Manage multiple vendor relationships for RFP development and review, contract negotiation, contract terms management, and accounts payable review.
Provide leadership to manufacturing organization by aligning overall KPIs to achieve near term and long term business objectives.

Recycling manager vs operations director skills

Common recycling manager skills

Operational Procedures, 19%
Safety Training, 18%
Waste Management, 18%
Composting, 14%
Recycle Program, 11%
Environmental Compliance, 10%

Common operations director skills

Customer Service, 12%
Continuous Improvement, 7%
Oversight, 7%
Patients, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Human Resources, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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