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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.
What a water and wastewater treatment plant and system operator does
Become a water and wastewater treatment plant and system operator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good water and wastewater treatment plant and system operator
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $37 per hour with an average salary of $76,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $30 and $41 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $62,500 and $85,100 per year.
Water And Wastewater Treatment Plant And System Operator job outlook
- There are 2,088 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 294 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.