Pumping station operators

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

26.6k

Average Age

40.1

Average Salary

$73,042

Average Male Salary

$73,669

Average Female Salary

$57,014

About

Pumping station operators are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Pumping station operators was $73,042 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Pumping station operators are Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM, Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX, and Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pumping station operators are Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX, Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West) PUMA, TX, and Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Pumping station operators workforce. Pumping station operators workforce in 2023 was 26,559 people, of which 3.76% were women and 96.2% were men. Pumping station operators are paid most in South Central Oklahoma Counties--Ardmore, Duncan, Sulphur & Madill Cities PUMA, OK but are relatively concentrated in Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

25,560

Male Workforce

± 3.92k

999

Female Workforce

± 776

The Pumping station operators workforce in 2023 was 26,559 people (3.76% women and 96.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.499% between 2014 (26,427) and 2023 (26,559).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pumping station operators.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($121,471), South Dakota ($111,619), and Utah ($86,775).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$73,042

AVERAGE WAGE

#174 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Pumping station operators earned an average of $73,042, $5,315 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Pumping station operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

In 2023, Pumping station operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.317, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pumping station operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pumping station operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Pumping station operators and on wages for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Pumping station operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Pumping station operators, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($126,275).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

26.6k

2023 Workforce

± 4,001

4.44%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.6%

This graphic shows the share of Pumping station operators employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Pumping station operators at 42.1%, followed by uninformed with 22.7% and Construction with 19.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pumping station operators in the US. The workforce of Pumping station operators in 2023 was 26,559 people, with 3.76% woman, and 96.2% men. The average age of male Pumping station operators in the workforce is 40.1 and of female Pumping station operators is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pumping station operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Pumping station operators in 2023 was 26,559 people, with 3.76% woman, and 96.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (4,683 people), 25 to 29 years (3,521 people), and 35 to 39 years (3,427 people). Among them they concentrated 44.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 22.3% of Pumping station operators workers were Hispanic and 77.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.9%), Puerto Rican (12.2)%, and Cuban (2.64)%

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Races

In 2023, 73.1% of the Pumping station operators workforce were White, of which 3.29% were women and 96.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.6%) and Black (8.04%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Pumping station operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Pumping station operators is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Transportation.

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 Pumping station operators in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (834 people), Business (287 people), and Education (149 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Pumping station operators workers were High School or Equivalent (11,598 people), Some college (7,242 people), and Secondary Education (2,844 people).

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