DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-8091 Chemical Plant and System Operators

Occupational Description:
Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota N/A0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,460387$25.52/hr$0.84/hr$15.73/hr$19.99/hr$25.28/hr$30.14/hr$36.84/hr
U S 28,8401,413$30.60/hr$0.37/hr$17.23/hr$22.73/hr$30.51/hr$38.23/hr$45.49/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Chemical Plant and System Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 800 $26.14/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Chemical Plant and System Operators