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
Central Minnesota 7014$46.14/hr$1.74/hr$33.47/hr$41.33/hr$46.70/hr$52.68/hr$60.60/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 Utilities200$47.96/hr
Other Regional Data For Power Plant Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 330 $43.57/hr -15.1%
Southwest Minnesota 130 $42.08/hr -9.5%
Southeast Minnesota 120 $44.41/hr -7.3%
Central Minnesota 70 $46.70/hr -11.3%
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A -9.1%
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