February 7, 2012 | 9:41 AM | By

The Most Coveted Job in D.C.

Getting a job in the District that doesn’t require a college degree is a difficult undertaking, let alone getting a good job. But they do exist. The Washington Post reports that many of the city’s trash collectors have been in their posts for decades. Although the work is hard, the hours aren’t very long and the benefits are good. Collectors make an average of $36,000 a year. Trash collector, however, is one of the most difficult jobs to get in D.C. government, with only a few openings a year.


On a recent weekday, Nix, 48, and Lorenzo Bland, 46, hustle through alleys in the Palisades, rolling one can after another onto the lifts. Some alleys that they pass through off MacArthur Boulevard are nicer than many streets in the District. There are landscaped yards, trellised barbecue pits, and playhouses the size of studio apartments. But Bland and Nix don’t do much sightseeing. They can’t if they want to keep up with the truck. The pace is relentless.

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    More than most jobs, our life is the way it is because of sanitation workers. thank you!