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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,190193$30.09/hr$0.64/hr$22.06/hr$26.88/hr$30.40/hr$35.09/hr$38.72/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 Administration1,080$30.63/hr
Other Regional Data For Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,190 $30.40/hr -5.5%
Northwest Minnesota 630 $25.54/hr -2.2%
Central Minnesota 480 $27.64/hr -2.4%
Southwest Minnesota 370 $24.40/hr -4.1%
Northeast Minnesota 310 $26.10/hr -5.3%
Southeast Minnesota 230 $26.82/hr -4.1%
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