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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary in San Luis Obispo, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in San Luis Obispo, CA have a median annual salary of $59,050, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $43,150 at the 10th percentile to $72,950 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

$59,050

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$28.39

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$43,150
10th
$50,380
25th
$59,050
Median
$72,650
75th
$72,950
90th

Local compared with national

San Luis Obispo, CA

$59,050

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,040

Median annual · 2025

The San Luis Obispo, CA median is 1.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,010).

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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