Waste Management, Inc. has 35,464 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 0.8%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. We are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. WM tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects.
As of September 2025
Waste Management
workforce metrics
Headcount
35.5k
Avg. Salary
$64.4k
Tenure
6.2yr
Growth Rate
0.8%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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