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Chemical Plant and System Operators in Pennsylvania

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Chemical Plant and System Operators in Pennsylvania

Considering a career as a Chemical Plant or System Operator in Pennsylvania?

-7% Jobs Projection
$60,480 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

While jobs for Chemical Plant and System Operators in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Chemical Plant and System Operators in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

  • Chemical Plant and System Operators in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Chemical Plant and System Operators Work in Pennsylvania?

160 people worked as Chemical Plant and System Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 580 Chemical Plant and System Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 420 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 400 Chemical Plant and System Operators working in it, which means Pennsylvania has fewer Chemical Plant and System Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Chemical Plant and System Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 6.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 990 jobs for Pennsylvania Chemical Plant and System Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,800 annual jobs and 30,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Chemical Plant and System Operators Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Chemical Plant and System Operators ranged from $43,900 to $90,430 with $60,480 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.11 to $43.48. The median hourly rate was $29.08.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.37 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.71.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Chemical Plant and System Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Chemical Plant and System Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 480 $62,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 300 $67,940

Top States for Chemical Plant and System Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Chemical Plant and System Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 5,200 $71,290
Louisiana 4,760 $69,510
Ohio 1,490 $61,560
California 1,290 $50,750
South Carolina 1,180 $51,440
Iowa 1,090 $55,990
Florida 930 $60,880
Georgia 910 $52,500
Minnesota 860 $49,260
Alabama 800 $70,500
Illinois 760 $64,440
North Carolina 740 $47,580
Kentucky 730 $63,220
New Jersey 590 $63,470
New York 550 $54,530
Mississippi 420 $61,270
Indiana 410 $47,970
Tennessee 390 $0
Maryland 380 $58,210
Massachusetts 320 $55,360

Below are the states where Chemical Plant and System Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $79,130
Texas $71,290
Alabama $70,500
Louisiana $69,510
Delaware $68,340
West Virginia $65,980
Illinois $64,440
New Jersey $63,470
Kentucky $63,220
Ohio $61,560

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