Plant and System Operators, all other

Quick Stats

2004 employment: 15,000
2014 projected employment: 16,000
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 7.1%
2004 median annual earnings: $41,800; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 0.2%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Long-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 54.0%; some college: 38.2%; bachelor's degree: 7.8%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Plant and system operators, all other
— National
U.S.:	$44,730
— by State
AL:	$42,980
AK:	$52,550
AZ:	$44,800
AR:	$29,690
CA:	$54,570
CO:	$41,200
CT:	$38,700
FL:	$35,830
GA:	$42,770
HI:	$43,220
ID:	$34,240
IL:	$38,920
IN:	$39,290
IA:	$45,020
KS:	$39,120
KY:	$37,690
LA:	$42,250
ME:	$35,210
MD:	$46,020
MA:	$39,870
MI:	$47,420
MN:	$41,100
MS:	$41,010
MO:	$52,000
MT:	$33,950
NE:	$42,480
NV:	$45,460
NH:	$45,320
NJ:	$49,020
NM:	$40,020
NY:	$45,490
NC:	$41,080
ND:	$44,920
OH:	$37,400
OK:	$42,350
PA:	$39,210
SC:	$37,970
SD:	$27,780
TN:	$45,100
TX:	$42,480
UT:	$38,100
VA:	$41,730
WA:	$53,200
WV:	$46,090
WI:	n.a.
WY:	$45,140
PR:	$29,070
VI:	$29,210
— by NAICS Industry Sector
21	$37,860
22	$54,580
23	$39,520
31-33	$42,110
42	$32,970
48-49	$43,780
51	$50,010
52	$39,380
54	$42,360
55	$44,360
56	$43,690
61	$38,310
62	$38,020
72	$38,620
92	$44,800
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for plant and system operators, all other.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Miscellaneous plant and system operators

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 35,340 average earnings: $47,000	$23,000	$32,000	$45,000	$59,000	$70,000
Men employment: 32,960 average earnings: $47,000	$24,000	$33,000	$45,000	$60,000	$70,000
Women employment: 2,390 average earnings: $39,000	$15,000	$24,000	$35,000	$52,000	$65,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

Occupation	Fatalities: Event or exposure
Occupation	Total	Tran.	Viol.	Cont.	Falls	Expo.	Fires
Miscellaneous plant and system operators	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

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