DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	120	12	$19.19/hr	$1.04/hr	$14.78/hr	$16.18/hr	$18.19/hr	$21.96/hr	$26.90/hr
Minnesota	1,020	103	$22.57/hr	$0.61/hr	$15.72/hr	$17.76/hr	$21.98/hr	$27.25/hr	$31.16/hr
U S	87,120	2,439	$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.

Leading Industries for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 180 $18.19/hr

Other Regional Data For Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 520 $22.44/hr -3.1% Southwest Minnesota 170 $24.41/hr 4.7% Central Minnesota 120 $18.19/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 60 $23.71/hr 4.4% Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A -1.9% Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,350	$19.40/hr	5.0%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	880	$18.18/hr	4.7%
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	480	$27.64/hr	-2.4%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	450	$18.17/hr	7.4%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	170	$19.67/hr	5.2%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	110	$18.10/hr	4.4%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$16.93/hr	-1.4%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	20	$19.92/hr	N/A
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	N/A	N/A	N/A
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	N/A	N/A	N/A
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	N/A	N/A	4.5%

• Sets and adjusts indicating, controlling, or timing devices, such as gauging instruments, thermostat, gas analyzers, or recording calorimeter.
• Adjusts controls to regulate temperature, pressure, and time of prescribed reaction, according to knowledge of equipment and process.
• Operates or tends auxiliary equipment, such as heaters, scrubbers, filters, or driers, to prepare or further process materials.
• Monitors gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or product to regulate or maintain specified conditions.
• Directs activities of workers assisting in control or verification of process or in unloading materials.
• Makes minor repairs and lubricates and maintains equipment, using hand tools.
• Records operational data such as temperature, pressure, ingredients used, processing time, or test results, in operating log.
• Flushes or cleans equipment, using steamhose or mechanical reamer.
• Draws samples of product and sends to laboratory for analysis.
• Tests sample for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH level, concentration, or viscosity.
• Patrols and inspects equipment or unit to detect leaks and malfunctions.
• Weighs or measures specified amounts of materials.
• Reads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredient, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
• Dumps or scoops prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment.
• Adds treating or neutralizing agent to product and pumps product through filter or centrifuge to remove impurities or precipitate product.
• Mixes chemicals according to proportion tables or prescribed formulas.
• Moves controls to adjust feed and flow of liquids and gases through equipment in specified sequence.
• Starts pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.
• Opens valves or operates pumps to admit or drain specified amounts of materials, impurities, or treating agents to or from equipment.
• Starts pumps and agitators, turns valves, or moves controls of processing equipment to admit, transfer, filter, or mix chemicals.
• Loads specified amounts of chemicals into processing equipment.
• Weighs, measures, or mixes prescribed quantities of materials.
• Draws sample of products for analysis to aid in process adjustments and maintain production standards.
• Drains equipment and pumps water or other solution through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.
• Inventories supplies received and consumed.
• Assists other workers in preparing and maintaining equipment.
• Observes safety precautions to prevent fires and explosions.
• Notifies maintenance engineer of equipment malfunction.
• Records data in log from instruments and gauges concerning temperature, pressure, materials used, treating time, and shift production.
• Tests samples to determine specific gravity, composition, or acidity, using chemical test equipment such as hydrometer or pH meter.
• Replaces filtering media or makes minor repairs to equipment, using hand tools.
• Patrols work area to detect leaks and equipment malfunctions, and monitor operating conditions.
• Observes gauges, meters, and panel lights to monitor operating conditions, such as temperature or pressure.
• Adjusts valves or controls to maintain system within specified operating conditions.