DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8031 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Occupational Description:
Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 7E- East Central 14022$29.45/hr$1.96/hr$20.74/hr$25.72/hr$30.73/hr$35.15/hr$38.09/hr
Minnesota 3,130275$27.27/hr$0.41/hr$17.71/hr$22.74/hr$27.85/hr$31.84/hr$37.02/hr
U S 123,7301,237$24.64/hr$0.12/hr$14.07/hr$17.92/hr$23.30/hr$29.86/hr$37.86/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration140$32.42/hr
Other Regional Data For Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,190 $30.40/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 310 $26.10/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 230 $26.82/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 220 $25.89/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 210 $24.07/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 210 $29.29/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 170 $26.20/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 140 $30.73/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 120 $25.40/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 120 $26.79/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 120 $26.51/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 80 $21.85/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 80 $23.80/hr N/A
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