Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9011 · 2024-2034
Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $59,630per year
- Projected openings
- 6,350
- Projected change
- +1.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $65,509 | 120 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $64,658 | 370 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $64,657 | 330 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $60,409 | 50 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $59,876 | 750 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $59,177 | 150 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $59,158 | 140 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $52,232 | 110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $51,760 | 1,260 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $50,837 | 40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $50,396 | 50 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $50,385 | 500 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $50,047 | 360 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $49,944 | 30 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $49,555 | 60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $49,226 | 200 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $49,185 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $48,159 | 120 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $54,117 | 14,400 | -4.8% |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | $46,180 | 2,970 | +3.8% |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | $83,636 | 10,010 | -2.6% |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $47,827 | 4,190 | -16.1% |
| Power Plant Operators | $107,611 | 1,900 | -15.4% |
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