Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8099 Plant and System Operators, All Other

Occupational Description:
All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	100	16	$31.00/hr	$25.32/hr	$25.33/hr	$32.80/hr	$32.81/hr	$36.82/hr

Leading Industries for Plant and System Operators, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	40	$36.78/hr
Manufacturing	340	$25.26/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	20	$34.25/hr

Other Regional Data for Plant and System Operators, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$34.67/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	20	$34.46/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$25.01/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	30	$31.83/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	60	$27.22/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	100	$32.80/hr	4.2%
Southeast Minnesota	110	$23.80/hr	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	120	$32.58/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	130	$25.26/hr	5.9%
Southeast Balance of State	150	$23.80/hr	N/A
Minnesota	420	$25.57/hr	4.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % 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%

Task for Plant and System Operators, All Other

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.