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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
Southwest Minnesota 13024$26.73/hr$22.98/hr$22.98/hr$25.26/hr$30.71/hr$30.72/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and MiningN/AN/A
Construction40$36.78/hr
Manufacturing340$25.26/hr
Trade, Transportation and UtilitiesN/AN/A
Public Administration20$34.25/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20$34.67/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 20$34.46/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 20$25.01/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 30$31.83/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 60$27.22/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 100$32.80/hr4.2%
Southeast Minnesota 110$23.80/hrN/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 120$32.58/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 130$25.26/hr5.9%
Southeast Balance of State 150$23.80/hrN/A
Minnesota 420$25.57/hr4.3%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,810$24.23/hr-1.0%
Power Plant Operators 560$50.79/hr-17.8%
Gas Plant Operators 190$45.95/hr-5.2%


  • 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.