Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

The role of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators is to operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $58,050 and $28 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 120,710 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	$16,947	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
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Vocational Programs for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

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