DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9011 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. Excludes ?Chemical Plant and System Operators? (51-8091).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Rochester MN MSAN/AN/AN/A$0.69/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,020103$22.57/hr$0.61/hr$15.72/hr$17.76/hr$21.98/hr$27.25/hr$31.16/hr
U S 87,1202,439$25.15/hr$0.20/hr$14.25/hr$18.03/hr$23.97/hr$31.25/hr$38.37/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 630 $21.62/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 240 $23.13/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 80 $16.03/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A $26.75/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
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