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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 31045$34.32/hr$24.06/hr$29.24/hr$34.36/hr$40.01/hr$42.06/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining80$39.30/hr
Construction30$33.32/hr
Manufacturing150$29.24/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$42.07/hr
Leisure and HospitalityN/AN/A
Public Administration20$35.40/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester 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 20N/AN/A
Central Minnesota 30$33.32/hr9.4%
Northwest Minnesota 30$42.07/hr-7.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30$40.28/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 50$40.32/hr-1.8%
Southeast Minnesota 60$24.06/hr1.7%
Southeast Balance of State 80$24.06/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 90$34.36/hr3.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 100$34.37/hrN/A
Minnesota 310$34.36/hr1.7%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,530$24.95/hr4.5%
Power Plant Operators 630$45.03/hr-10.7%
Gas Plant Operators 200$49.31/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.