188 Landfill Jobs Hiring Now

What jobs are there at a landfill?

By the role named in the title, the current landfill openings are led by 85 equipment operator, 45 laborer and site worker, 22 manager and supervisor, 16 landfill gas and environmental technician jobs. Every listing on this page names a landfill in its title, so a truck driver who only dumps at a landfill is not counted here.

• 85 equipment operator openings
• 45 laborer and site worker openings
• 22 manager and supervisor openings
• 16 landfill gas and environmental technician openings
• 7 mechanic and maintenance openings
• 5 scale house, gate and spotter openings
• 2 driver openings

Where are landfill jobs hiring near me?

These cities have the most landfill openings listed now:

What does a landfill equipment operator do?

Federal rules for municipal solid waste landfills require the owner to cover the waste with six inches of earth at the end of each operating day, or more often if needed, to control pests, fires, odors, blowing litter and scavenging (40 CFR 258.21). A state can approve another cover material. Spreading, compacting and covering that waste is machine work, so read each operator listing for the equipment it names and the experience it asks for.

What do scale house and spotter jobs at a landfill check?

Landfills must run a program to keep regulated hazardous waste and PCB waste out. At a minimum that means random inspections of incoming loads, records of those inspections, and training staff to recognize those wastes (40 CFR 258.20). Read the scale house, gate and spotter listings to see how each employer handles those load checks.

What does a landfill gas technician do?

Landfill gas forms as organic waste breaks down, and EPA says it is roughly half methane (EPA LMOP). Landfills must run a routine methane monitoring program, checked at least every quarter. Methane must stay under a quarter of its lower explosive limit inside site buildings and under that limit at the property line (40 CFR 258.23). Landfill gas and environmental technician listings cover this kind of work; read each one for its exact duties. Our landfill statistics page covers the EPA landfill gas data.

How much do landfill jobs pay?

The job cards above show pay when the listing states it, and 27 of the current landfill listings do. For a benchmark, these are the May 2025 BLS medians in waste treatment and disposal, the industry that includes landfills (BLS OEWS, NAICS 562200):

The industry also covers incinerators and other disposal sites, so treat these as a guide, not a landfill-only rate. For pay across the whole field, see how much waste management pays.

Do you need a CDL to work at a landfill?

It depends on the job. Most landfill jobs here are site jobs, and only 2 of the 188 landfill titles say driver. Federal rules require a CDL to drive a commercial motor vehicle, such as a single truck rated at 26,001 pounds or more (49 CFR 383.91). Read our guide on whether you need a CDL to drive a garbage truck if you want to haul loads in. Each listing says what license or equipment experience that employer asks for.

Are there night shift landfill jobs?

A few. 1 of the landfill listings name a night or overnight shift in the title. For other overnight work, see night shift waste management jobs.

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