Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

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

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	27,218
25	42,759
30	54,020
35	59,421
40	62,373
45	65,971
50	69,635
55	67,192
60	62,826
65	59,421

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	3.6
High School Degree	38.3
Some College, No Degree	30.4
Associate's Degree	13.2
Bachelor's Degree	12.6
Master's Degree	1.7
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.2
PhD	0.1

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	3.10
20-39	3.20
39-41	69.20
41-50	18.40
50-60	3.70
More than 60	2.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
42.70	58,773	Water supply and irrigation
39.40	61,795	Sanitary services
2.70	56,646	General government, n.e.c.
1.30	54,020	All construction
0.90	61,795	Oil and gas extraction
0.90	67,192	Meat products
0.80	62,373	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
0.60	73,715	Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
0.60	64,824	Electric and gas, and other combinations
0.60	64,824	Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
85.50	No 4-Year Degree	58,972
1.40	Biology	68,044
1.30	Environmental Science	66,945
1.00	Natural Resources Management	56,196
0.70	General Business	83,073
0.60	Business Management and Administration	72,385
0.50	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	58,639
0.50	History	73,300
0.40	Civil Engineering	90,632
0.30	Communications	67,192

This table highlights the top majors people working as Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

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

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