What You Need to Know About Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians

Job Description & Duties Monitor, operate, and maintain landfill gas collection system components and environmental monitoring and control systems.

Landfill Gas Generation System Technician Responsibilities

• Read, interpret, and adjust monitoring equipment, such as flow meters and pressure or vacuum gauges.
• Repair or replace landfill gas piping.
• Perform routine maintenance or minor repairs to landfill gas collection and power generation systems, including equipment such as pneumatic pumps, blower or flare systems, and condensate management systems.
• Measure landfill gas vegetative covering, installing additional covering as required.
• Prepare and submit compliance, operational, and safety forms or reports.
• Download landfill gas well field monitoring data.

Related Job Titles for this Occupation:

• Natural Gas Technician
• Landfill Gas Generation System Technician
• Methane/Landfill Gas Generating System Technician
• Landfill Gas Collecting System Technician
• Landfill Gas Plant Field Technician

Is There Going to be Demand for Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians?

There were about 12,100 jobs for Plant and System Operators in 2016 (in the United States).

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 1.9% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 200 new jobs for Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians by 2026. The BLS estimates 1,200 yearly job openings in this field per year.

The states with the most job growth for Plant and System Operators are Louisiana, Florida, and Arizona.

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

Landfill Gas Generation System Technician Salary

Plant and System Operators Make between $34,580 and $81,750 a year. The median salary for this occupation is $57,100.

How much do Plant and System Operators make in each U.S. state?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
California	$69,480
Washington	$68,600
Hawaii	$68,500
Minnesota	$67,770
Kansas	$66,380
Alaska	$65,360
Connecticut	$65,360
Wisconsin	$64,240
Illinois	$63,770
Massachusetts	$63,710
New York	$63,550
Idaho	$63,100
Virginia	$62,820
New Jersey	$62,690
Iowa	$62,060
Michigan	$62,000
Montana	$60,360
Maryland	$60,260
Indiana	$60,160
Nevada	$59,180
Oregon	$58,800
Mississippi	$58,280
South Carolina	$57,790
North Carolina	$57,370
Missouri	$56,330
Tennessee	$55,980
Pennsylvania	$55,250
West Virginia	$54,870
Arizona	$54,740
Louisiana	$54,610
Kentucky	$53,540
Utah	$53,520
Alabama	$53,280
Florida	$53,060
New Mexico	$53,040
Arkansas	$52,910
Texas	$52,850
Oklahoma	$52,740
Ohio	$52,440
North Dakota	$52,260
Colorado	$50,910
Maine	$44,000
Georgia	$42,540
Nebraska	$41,410

Tools & Technologies Used by Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel

Where Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians Are Employed

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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