DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Occupational Description:
Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 10023$21.28/hr$1.74/hr$11.90/hr$16.92/hr$20.25/hr$25.46/hr$29.74/hr
U S 10,000620$24.15/hr$0.51/hr$14.26/hr$17.30/hr$22.14/hr$29.36/hr$38.28/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Natural Resources and Mining60$18.86/hr
Manufacturing40$21.41/hr
Other Regional Data For Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 100 $20.25/hr 3.5%
St Cloud MN MSA 50 $19.92/hr N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 20 $20.05/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 20 $19.92/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $19.68/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,010$17.84/hr-6.2%
Power Plant Operators930$43.64/hr-10.7%
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Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders320$18.68/hr2.6%
Tasks for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers