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52k where I live
Depends on where you're from, the shift in mentality in my country was pretty fast once we saw the salary. >

What country? >

If you can get into a unionized position, it's one of the few jobs left with a retirement pension plan.  
To be honest, I have tremendous respect for them. They're out in shitty weather dealing with unknown waste hazards.  Sometimes they're at risk of being hit by vehicles. >

Mhm! They deserve utmost respect >

Honestly yeah, none of us want to live in a world where we have to deal with our own rubbish. It's a service we all benefit from yet people have the audacity to look down on those providing it. >

Don't they make decent money?
It's one of those secret jobs that everyone thinks is bad but is actually good?