Miscellaneous plant & system operators

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2023 Workforce

44.9k

Average Age

43.9

Average Salary

$85,203

Average Male Salary

$85,592

Average Female Salary

$80,162

About

Miscellaneous plant & system operators are most often employed by the Petroleum refining industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous plant & system operators was $85,203 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous plant & system operators are Galveston County (Northwest)--League City & Friendswood City PUMA, TX, Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Central), Alvin City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous plant & system operators are Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX, South Texas Development Council (South)--Coastal Bend COG (West), Dimmit & La Salle PUMA, TX, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (Central), Alvin City PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce. Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce in 2023 was 44,942 people, of which 7.17% were women and 92.8% were men. Miscellaneous plant & system operators are paid most in Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

41,720

Male Workforce

± 5.01k

3,222

Female Workforce

± 1.39k

The Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce in 2023 was 44,942 people (7.17% women and 92.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 13.3% between 2014 (39,653) and 2023 (44,942).

Employment by Location

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($111,284), Alaska ($108,913), and Rhode Island ($107,476).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$85,203

AVERAGE WAGE

#124 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Miscellaneous plant & system operators earned an average of $85,203, $17,476 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous plant & system operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.284

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Miscellaneous plant & system operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.284, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 ($150,435).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

44.9k

2023 Workforce

± 5,204

−0.275%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.4%

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 45.4%, followed by Natural gas distribution with 24.1% and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 20.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous plant & system operators in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous plant & system operators in 2023 was 44,942 people, with 7.17% woman, and 92.8% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous plant & system operators in the workforce is 43.8 and of female Miscellaneous plant & system operators is 43.9, 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 2023 was 44,942 people, with 7.17% woman, and 92.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (6,226 people), 35 to 39 years (5,848 people), and 55 to 59 years (5,178 people). Among them they concentrated 38.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 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 (77.3%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.5)%, and Puerto Rican (6.91)%

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Races

In 2023, 71.7% of the Miscellaneous plant & system operators workforce were White, of which 6.02% were women and 94% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (9.77%) and Black (9.13%).

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 2023 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,363 people), Engineering (1,040 people), and Agriculture (528 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 (17,576 people), Some college (12,149 people), and Associates Degree (6,075 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.