Plant and System Operators, All Other Career, Salary and Skills
Plant and System Operators, All Other have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $62,470 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 14,080. Wage data is published for 113 locations.
Occupation description
All plant and system operators not listed separately.
O*NET code
51-8099.00
Job zone
Not recorded
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Not recorded
National salary and employment
Median annual
$62,470
Hourly median
$30.03
Employment
14,080
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$40,700
10th
$48,900
25th
$62,470
Median
$78,480
75th
$94,560
90th
Plant and System Operators, All Other salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in TXMedian $50,820 · Employment 3,570
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in CAMedian $78,020 · Employment 1,560
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in COMedian $51,600 · Employment 1,050
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $50,720 · Employment 1,010
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in Houston, TXMedian $53,200 · Employment 780
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in PAMedian $50,840 · Employment 620
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in FLMedian $50,910 · Employment 590
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in Denver, COMedian $48,550 · Employment 480
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $77,130 · Employment 400
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in Washington, DCMedian $83,760 · Employment 380
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in MOMedian $51,560 · Employment 380
- Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in LAMedian $62,630 · Employment 350
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.