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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary in Chattanooga, TN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Chattanooga, TN have a median annual salary of $45,300, with 190 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $30,740 at the 10th percentile to $72,090 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$45,300

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.78

Employment

190

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$30,740
10th
$36,030
25th
$45,300
Median
$59,530
75th
$72,090
90th

Local compared with national

Chattanooga, TN

$45,300

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,040

Median annual · 2025

The Chattanooga, TN median is 22.0% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $12,740).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.8
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  8. 8.WritingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Outlook
  • IBM Notes
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Operational databases
  • SAP software

Common tasks

  • Inventory supplies received and consumed.
  • Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.
  • Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.
  • Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.
  • Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks or malfunctions, shutting equipment down, if necessary.
  • Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.
  • Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.
  • Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.
  • Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.
  • Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations, or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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