DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8013 Power Plant Operators

Occupational Description:
Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators. Excludes ?Nuclear Power Reactor Operators? (51-8011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA560104$43.38/hr$3.04/hr$24.45/hr$36.04/hr$45.49/hr$52.79/hr$60.77/hr
Minnesota 930114$42.12/hr$1.73/hr$26.13/hr$35.25/hr$43.64/hr$50.19/hr$58.57/hr
U S 33,620908$38.72/hr$0.23/hr$22.43/hr$30.79/hr$40.00/hr$47.30/hr$52.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Power Plant Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities460$47.83/hr
Other Regional Data For Power Plant Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 560 $45.49/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 150 $44.75/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 40 $41.16/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 40 $25.13/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $37.30/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Power Plant Operators