Waste management

£82,907

Marketing and sales directors

Highest average annual salary in Waste management
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

£40,671

Chemical scientists

Lowest average annual salary in Waste management
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

7,124

Waste disposal and environmental services managers

Most employed occupation in Waste management
Working Futures 2023

57 hours

Waste disposal and environmental services managers

Most average weekly hours in Waste management
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary 2019
1	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
2	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
3	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
4	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£58,400
5	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
6	Production managers and directors in construction	£51,621
7	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	£47,971
8	Mechanical engineers	£47,971
9	Production and process engineers	£44,843
10	Chemical scientists	£40,671

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2023
1	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	7,124
2	Production managers and directors in construction	5,039
3	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	4,310
4	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	4,249
5	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	3,527
6	Chemical scientists	1,819
7	Mechanical engineers	1,640
8	Marketing and sales directors	1,197
9	Human resource managers and directors	1,044
10	Production and process engineers	1,020

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours 2019
1	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	57
2	Production managers and directors in construction	51
3	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	47
4	Mechanical engineers	43
5	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	42
6	Production and process engineers	42
7	Chemical scientists	41
8	Human resource managers and directors	40
9	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	36
10	Marketing and sales directors	35

Pay, employment and hours in Waste management