Plant and System Operators Career

Vocational Programs for Plant and System Operators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
283K	$35.00	$72,810

The average annual wage of the occupations is $72,810 and $35 per hour. 6 vocational programs could be taken for the Plant and System Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 283,480 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Plant and System Operators Career

The following 6 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Plant and System Operators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Plant and System Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	69	-	-	-	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	27	-	-	-	-
Power Plant Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	-
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician	2	-	-	-	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	47	-	-	-	-
Chemical Process Technology	10	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Plant and System Operators

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician

Petroleum Technology/Technician

Power Plant Technology/Technician

Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician

Chemical Technology/Technician

Chemical Process Technology

Schools offering voational programs for Plant and System Operators

The following 146 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Plant and System Operators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.