Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators are most often employed by the Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems industry. The average yearly wage for Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators was $53,707 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators by wage are Construction equipment operators, Acupuncturists, and Maintenance workers, machinery.
Water & wastewater treatment 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 Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators are Southwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, Hibbing & Cloquet Cities PUMA, MN, and Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators are Southwest Minnesota PUMA, MN, Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, and Hibbing & Cloquet Cities PUMA, MN.