Vocational Programs for Chemical Plant and System Operators Career

The role of Chemical Plant and System Operators is to control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $79,450 and $38 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Chemical Plant and System Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 17,980 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Chemical Plant and System Operators Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Chemical 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.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Chemical Plant and System Operators
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 Plant and System Operators Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Chemical Plant and System Operators.

Related Occupations toChemical Plant and System Operators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
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
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
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
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
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 Plant and System Operators

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