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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

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.

  
  
   
$55k/year
   
Train for up to 1 year
   
Some preparation needed
Also known as
Plant Operator, Process Operator (Process Op), Relief Operator, SCADA Operator (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Operator), Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator (WWTP Operator), Wastewater Operator (WW Operator), Water Control Dispatcher, Water Plant Operator, Water Treatment Operator, Water Treatment Plant Operator

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Hourly Wage

$36,680

$54,890

$83,090

$17.64

$26.39

$39.95

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