What Does it Take to Be a Methane Gas Collection System Operator?

Example of a Methane Gas Collection System Operator Job Direct daily operations, maintenance, or repair of landfill gas projects, including maintenance of daily logs, determination of service priorities, and compliance with reporting requirements.

Daily Life Of a Methane Gas Collection System Operator

• Diagnose or troubleshoot gas collection equipment and programmable logic controller (PLC) systems.
• Operate computerized control panels to manage gas compression operations.
• Monitor gas collection systems emissions data, including biomethane or nitrous oxide levels.
• Oversee gas collection landfill operations, including leachate and gas management or rail operations.
• Prepare reports on landfill operations and gas collection system productivity or efficiency.
• Develop or enforce procedures for normal operation, start-up, or shut-down of methane gas collection systems.

Types of Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators

• Collection Systems Worker
• Methane/Landfill Gas Collecting System Operator
• Gas Operations Superintendent
• Methane Gas Collection System Operator
• Gas Operations Analyst

Methane Gas Collection System Operator Employment Estimates

There were about 170,600 jobs for Industrial Production Managers in 2016 (in the United States).

Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operator jobs are decreasing by a rate of -0.5%. This means the total job opportunities are shrinking. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a loss of -900 jobs for Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators by 2026. The BLS estimates 11,600 yearly job openings in this field per year.

The states with the most job growth for Industrial Production Managers are Texas, California, and Florida.

Watch out if you plan on working in Ohio, Kansas, or Virginia. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

What is the Average Salary of a Methane Gas Collection System Operator

Industrial Production Managers Make between $63,470 and $172,150 a year. The median salary for this occupation is $103,380.

How much do Industrial Production Managers make in different U.S. states?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
New Hampshire	$133,840
Delaware	$133,760
New Jersey	$133,020
New York	$132,480
Connecticut	$129,810
Washington	$128,600
Rhode Island	$128,570
Colorado	$128,380
Montana	$127,380
Wyoming	$126,920
Massachusetts	$126,630
Maryland	$124,890
California	$123,110
Texas	$122,810
Alaska	$121,790
Virginia	$120,070
Michigan	$118,760
Louisiana	$116,280
South Carolina	$115,760
Vermont	$115,180
Minnesota	$114,800
North Carolina	$112,400
Pennsylvania	$111,500
Wisconsin	$110,250
Ohio	$109,190
New Mexico	$109,170
West Virginia	$108,490
Nevada	$107,330
Florida	$107,160
Oklahoma	$105,780
Illinois	$104,540
North Dakota	$104,450
Georgia	$104,120
Missouri	$104,010
Alabama	$103,430
South Dakota	$101,810
Tennessee	$101,670
Idaho	$101,150
Nebraska	$100,900
Arizona	$100,050
Kansas	$99,270
Indiana	$98,840
Iowa	$98,040
Mississippi	$97,780
Arkansas	$97,770
Maine	$97,400
Kentucky	$97,340
Oregon	$95,690
Hawaii	$95,040
Utah	$94,590

What Tools do Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• WorkTech MAXIMO
• SAP
• Microsoft Excel

Where Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators Are Employed

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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