Vocational Programs for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

The role of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators is to operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $58,050 and $28 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 120,710 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Total 89 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician page.

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 Water and Wastewater Treatment 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	89	$16,947	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.

Related Occupations toWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
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
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
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
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 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

The following 79 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.