Vocational Programs for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Career

The role of Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders is to operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $57,350 and $28 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders career. Based on BLS data, a total of 120,260 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders.

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.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Chemical Technology/Technician	62	-	-	-	-
Chemical Process Technology	12	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders.

Related Occupations toChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	20,870	$54,340	$26
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14,950	$46,540	$22
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	31,970	$42,550	$20
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	106K	$47,950	$23
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4,400	$63,810	$31
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	11,570	$58,650	$28

Schools offering vocational programs for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

The following 64 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.