The average salaries of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in 55
industries within the manufacturing sector are shown in Table 3.
We note that the salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in the industry of other chemical product and preparation manufacturing ($47,980) is in the middle range among all industries within the sector of manufacturing.
For salary information of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in a specific industry,
use the links in the table.
| Industry |
Median Annual Salary |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
$69,130 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
$63,150 |
| Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing |
$62,710 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
$56,410 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing |
$55,260 |
| Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
$55,160 |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing |
$55,160 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
$53,090 |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
$52,980 |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
$51,650 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
$50,140 |
| Paper Manufacturing |
$50,070 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
$49,960 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
$49,660 |
| Chemical Manufacturing |
$49,170 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling |
$48,370 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
$48,140 |
| Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
$47,980 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
$47,780 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing |
$47,770 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing |
$47,330 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
$47,330 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing |
$47,260 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing |
$47,220 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
$46,170 |
| Foundries |
$46,000 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
$45,470 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
$45,450 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing |
$45,380 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
$45,350 |
| Machinery Manufacturing |
$45,290 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel |
$45,240 |
| Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
$44,560 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing |
$44,340 |
| Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
$43,540 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing |
$43,520 |
| Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing |
$43,160 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
$43,060 |
| Machinery Manufacturing |
$42,170 |
| Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing |
$41,940 |
| Food Manufacturing |
$40,850 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
$40,500 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
$39,130 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
$39,130 |
| Household Appliance Manufacturing |
$38,340 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
$37,050 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
$36,680 |
| Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing |
$36,320 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
$36,110 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
$36,100 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
$36,060 |
| Textile Mills |
$34,950 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
$34,810 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
$34,350 |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
$31,100 |
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