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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8099 Plant and System Operators, All Other



All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 22031$40.44/hr$33.14/hr$35.61/hr$40.59/hr$45.52/hr$50.80/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining50$41.73/hr
Construction10$33.97/hr
Manufacturing70$35.61/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$45.52/hr
Education and Health ServicesN/AN/A
Public Administration30$39.42/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Central Minnesota N/AN/A9.4%
Northwest Minnesota N/AN/A-7.7%
Southwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA 20$39.42/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 30$39.42/hr1.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30$41.79/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 50$41.79/hr-1.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 70$35.62/hr3.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 80$39.65/hrN/A
Minnesota 220$40.59/hr1.7%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,510$25.97/hr4.5%
Power Plant Operators 710$43.05/hr-10.7%
Gas Plant Operators 110$41.42/hr-9.8%


  • Clean biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
  • Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.
  • Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
  • Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
  • Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
  • Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
  • Preprocess feedstock in preparation for physical, chemical, or biological fuel production processes.
  • Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
  • Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
  • Monitor and record flow meter performance.