Hazardous Waste Logistics Coordinator
Impact: Protecting the environment and public health by ensuring hazardous waste is managed, transported, and disposed of safely and legally
Coordinate the collection, transport, and disposal of hazardous waste materials for industrial, healthcare, and commercial clients, ensuring full compliance with environmental and transport regulations. Arrange licensed waste carriers; complete waste transfer notes and consignment notes; manage waste disposal documentation; liaise with Environment Agency; and advise clients on waste classification and duty of care. Develop expertise in a specific hazardous waste stream such as clinical waste, chemical waste, or electronic waste.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 40% Team / 60% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- 20-30% travel to client sites
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 38-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $44,000
- Entry-level
- $26,000 - $36,000
- Senior
- $65,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 8% (hazardous waste regulation increasing; industrial and healthcare waste growing)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- High -- 80-170% growth from coordinator to hazardous waste manager or environmental director
- Typical student debt
- $0 - $15,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Waste classification (EWC codes)
- Waste transfer notes and consignment notes
- Environment Agency compliance
- ADR dangerous goods regulations
- Waste carrier licensing
- Duty of care documentation
Soft skills
- Attention to detail
- Compliance awareness
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Reliability
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Certificate or Vocational Training
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 2-4 years
- Years to senior
- 5-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
- Logistics Coordinator
- Environmental Health Officer
Where you can go from here
- Hazardous Waste Manager
- Environmental Compliance Manager
Typical progression
- Waste Coordinator
- Hazardous Waste Manager
- Environmental Compliance Manager
- Environmental Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% -- hazardous waste compliance requires human judgment and regulatory expertise
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7/10
- Meaning
- 7.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 7/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate