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
Southwest Minnesota N/A1N/A$1.06/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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.


Other Regional Data For Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Central Minnesota 20 $19.92/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $19.68/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders350$21.94/hr2.0%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders240$19.04/hr4.0%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic190$19.04/hr0.0%
Power Plant Operators130$42.08/hr-9.5%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic70$14.76/hr1.7%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic20$16.55/hr-7.1%
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers