Job outlook for sanitation workers in the United States

Sanitation worker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected sanitation worker job growth rate is 4% from 2018-2028.

• About 85,500 new jobs for sanitation workers are projected over the next decade.

• Sanitation worker salaries have increased 20% for sanitation workers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 55,512 sanitation workers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 27,943 active sanitation worker job openings in the US.

• The average sanitation worker salary is $33,159.

Compare the number of sanitation worker jobs and the average sanitation worker salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of sanitation worker job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where sanitation workers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.