Miscellaneous plant & system operators

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2020 Workforce

45.8k

Average Age

43.6

Average Salary

$75,117

Average Male Salary

$75,711

Average Female Salary

$67,690

About

Miscellaneous plant & system operators are most often employed by the Petroleum refining industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous plant & system operators was $75,117 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous plant & system operators by wage are Railroad conductors & yardmasters, Physical therapists, and Computer occupations, all other.

Miscellaneous plant & system operators are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous plant & system operators are Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, Brazoria County (North)Pearland City PUMA, TX, and East Montana (Outside Billings City) PUMA, MT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous plant & system operators are South Texas Development Council (South) & Coastal Bend COG (West) PUMA, TX, Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, and East of I-45 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous plant & system operators and on wages and locations 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 Petroleum refining. Miscellaneous plant & system operators are paid most in Nueces County (Central)Corpus Christi City (South Central) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in South Texas Development Council (South) & Coastal Bend COG (West) PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$75,117

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,870

In 2020, Miscellaneous plant & system operators earned an average of $75,117, $19,163 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Computer occupations, all other make somewhat more than Miscellaneous plant & system operators while Railroad conductors & yardmasters make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous plant & system operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.284

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous plant & system operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.284, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous plant & system operators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous plant & system operators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous plant & system operators.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous plant & system operators, by number of employees, are Petroleum refining, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Natural gas distribution, Pipeline transportation, Support activities for mining, Oil & gas extraction, Construction, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Cement, concrete, lime, & gypsum product manufacturing .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous plant & system operators, by average wage, are Petroleum refining, Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , and Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing.

Industries by Share

45.8k

2020 Workforce

± 5,255

0.451%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.2%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous plant & system operators has been growing at a rate of 0.451%, from 45,630 people in 2019 to 45,836 people in 2020.

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 23.7%, followed by Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals with 12.9% and Natural gas distribution with 7.79%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous plant & system operators in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous plant & system operators in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Miscellaneous plant & system operators is 44.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous plant & system operators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

42.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,057

3.4k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,431

92.6% of Miscellaneous plant & system operators are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Miscellaneous plant & system operators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous plant & system operators

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

70.1% of Miscellaneous plant & system operators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.2% of Miscellaneous plant & system operators, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous plant & system operators.

Age by Sex

43.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.5

44.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.06

The median age of Miscellaneous plant & system operators is 43.6, and Male employees are generally 1.48 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Miscellaneous plant & system operators hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Operation Monitoring and Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous plant & system operators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Installation.