Miscellaneous plant & system operators

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2024 Workforce

45.2k

Average Age

43.3

Average Salary

$87,601

Average Male Salary

$87,692

Average Female Salary

$86,395

About

Miscellaneous plant & system operators are most often employed by the Petroleum refining industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous plant & system operators was $87,601 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous plant & system operators are West North Dakota--Dickinson & Williston Cities PUMA, ND, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX, and Galveston County (Northwest)--League City & Friendswood City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous plant & system operators are West North Dakota--Dickinson & Williston Cities PUMA, ND, Panhandle & NW Oklahoma Counties--Guymon, Woodward, Alva & Kingfisher Cities PUMA, OK, and South Texas Development Council (South)--Coastal Bend COG (West), Dimmit & La Salle PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce. Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce in 2024 was 45,212 people, of which 7% were women and 93% were men.

Miscellaneous plant & system operators are paid most in Whatcom County (Outer)--Lynden, Ferndale & Blaine Cities PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in West North Dakota--Dickinson & Williston Cities PUMA, ND.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

42,045

Male Workforce

± 5.03k

3,167

Female Workforce

± 1.38k

The Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce in 2024 was 45,212 people (7% women and 93% men). This implies an average annual growth of 14% between 2014 (39,653) and 2024 (45,212).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous plant & system operators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($115,617), Rhode Island ($113,250), and California ($110,187).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$87,601

AVERAGE WAGE

#104 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Miscellaneous plant & system operators earned an average of $87,601, $17,724 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous plant & system operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.294

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Miscellaneous plant & system operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.294, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous plant & system operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous plant & system operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous plant & system operators and on wages for those in the field. Petroleum refining is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous plant & system operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous plant & system operators, by average wage, is Not specified manufacturing industries ($137,694).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

45.2k

2024 Workforce

± 5,220

0.601%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.3%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous plant & system operators employed by various industries. Petroleum refining employs the largest share of Miscellaneous plant & system operators at 44.1%, followed by Natural gas distribution with 25.4% and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 19%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous plant & system operators in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous plant & system operators in 2024 was 45,212 people, with 7% woman, and 93% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous plant & system operators in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Miscellaneous plant & system operators is 44.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous plant & system operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous plant & system operators in 2024 was 45,212 people, with 7% woman, and 93% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (6,718 people), 35 to 39 years (5,644 people), and 45 to 49 years (4,939 people). Among them they concentrated 39.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.7% of Miscellaneous plant & system operators workers were Hispanic and 82.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.7%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.05)%, and Puerto Rican (5.9)%

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Races

In 2024, 70.4% of the Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce were White, of which 5.71% were women and 94.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12.6%) and Black (8.61%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous plant & system operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous plant & system operators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous plant & system operators, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous plant & system operators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous plant & system operators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,317 people), Engineering (1,203 people), and Agriculture (529 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous plant & system operators workers were High School or Equivalent (18,376 people), Some college (11,403 people), and Associates Degree (6,241 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous plant & system operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous plant & system operators need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.