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Gas Plant Operators
Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
What a gas plant operator does
Become a gas plant operator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good gas plant operator
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $54 per hour with a typical salary of $114,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $31 and $63 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $15,200 and $143,100 per year.
- 57% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- 34.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Gas Plant Operator job outlook
- There are 215 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 13 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 8% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.