Pumping station operators

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
25.4k
Average Age
39.2
Average Salary
$70,181
Average Male Salary
$70,952
Average Female Salary
$50,673

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Pumping station operators workforce. Pumping station operators workforce in 2022 was 25,411 people, of which 3.81% were women and 96.2% were men. Pumping station operators are paid most in East Texas COG (Central)--Gregg County (Longview City) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
24,444
Male Workforce
± 3.84k
967
Female Workforce
± 763

The Pumping station operators workforce in 2022 was 25,411 people (3.81% women and 96.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.84% between 2014 (26,427) and 2022 (25,411).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alabama ($140,815), Alaska ($115,773), and Delaware ($81,419).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$70,181
AVERAGE WAGE
#178 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Pumping station operators earned an average of $70,181, $5,498 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.316
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Pumping station operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.316, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pumping station operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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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 ($126,203).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
25.4k
2022 Workforce
± 3,913
4.06%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 21.1%

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 52.8%, followed by Construction with 24.4% and Oil & gas extraction with 22.8%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Pumping station operators in the US. The workforce of Pumping station operators in 2022 was 25,411 people, with 3.81% woman, and 96.2% men. The average age of male Pumping station operators in the workforce is 39 and of female Pumping station operators is 42.5, 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 2022 was 25,411 people, with 3.81% woman, and 96.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (4,565 people), 25 to 29 years (3,930  people), and 35 to 39 years (3,163 people). Among them they concentrated 46.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 23.1% of Pumping station operators workers were Hispanic and 76.9% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2022, 74.5% of the Pumping station operators workforce were White, of which 2.93% were women and 97.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.68%) and Two or More Races (8.13%).

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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 2022 were Transportation.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Pumping station operators in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (692 people), Business (283 people), and Education (229 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 (10,929 people), Some college (6,862 people), and Secondary Education (2,958 people).

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