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Plant and System Operators in California

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Plant and System Operators in California

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$65,580 Median Salary
100 Job Openings
  • Plant and System Operators in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Plant and System Operators Work in California?

In California, there were 1,530 people working as Plant and System Operators in the year 2018.

There were 1,590 Plant and System Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 150 Plant and System Operators working in it, which means California has more Plant and System Operators than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Plant and System Operators in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 2.5%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Plant and System Operators job openings in California, and 1,000 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,200 annual jobs and 12,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Plant and System Operators Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Plant and System Operators ranged from $43,430 to $105,140 with $65,580 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.88 to $50.55. The median hourly rate was $31.53.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $31.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.19.

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

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Top California Metros for Plant and System Operators

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 360 $57,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 350 $64,170
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 120 $80,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 100 $88,550
Visalia-Porterville, CA 60 $49,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 60 $70,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 50 $81,960
Bakersfield, CA 40 $65,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 40 $91,810
Chico, CA 40 $35,370
Modesto, CA 30 $94,140

Top States for Plant and System Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Plant and System Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 1,530 $65,580
Louisiana 1,150 $52,300
Texas 930 $49,710
Colorado 840 $47,520
Florida 600 $53,040
Ohio 400 $53,660
Arizona 370 $55,240
Maryland 360 $65,140
Montana 350 $59,710
Iowa 340 $61,980
Tennessee 330 $56,970
New Jersey 290 $63,000
Washington 280 $69,210
Pennsylvania 270 $54,470
New Mexico 250 $52,570
Georgia 250 $40,450
Illinois 230 $66,290
Oregon 210 $54,630
Oklahoma 190 $50,810
Minnesota 190 $64,350

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

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $69,690
Washington $69,210
Hawaii $68,920
Kansas $68,700
Connecticut $67,560
Illinois $66,290
California $65,580
Maryland $65,140
Minnesota $64,350
New York $63,050

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