Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers

This post summarizes key statistics on Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 29,867
25 77,244
30 96,512
35 108,148
40 125,882
45 121,346
50 124,748
55 108,728
60 119,077
65 107,736


Hours Worked Share
0-20 1.50
20-39 1.70
39-41 50.10
41-50 32.80
50-60 7.70
More than 60 6.20

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
79.90 115,352 Electric light and power
5.40 102,067 Gas and steam supply systems
2.50 97,733 Electric and gas, and other combinations
2.10 64,885 Navy
1.70 84,296 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
1.20 29,320 All construction
0.60 51,033 Water supply and irrigation
0.60 70,225 Hospitals
0.50 29,455 Marines
0.40 48,617 Utilities, n.s.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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