Auxiliary plant operator vs outside operator

The differences between auxiliary plant operators and outside operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an auxiliary plant operator and an outside operator. Additionally, an auxiliary plant operator has an average salary of $45,592, which is higher than the $40,793 average annual salary of an outside operator.

The top three skills for an auxiliary plant operator include LOTO, plant equipment and hand tools. The most important skills for an outside operator are patrol, golf carts, and cart barn.

Auxiliary plant operator vs outside operator overview

	Auxiliary Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Yearly salary	$45,592	$40,793
Hourly rate	$21.92	$19.61
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	35,335	47,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Auxiliary plant operator vs outside operator salary

Auxiliary plant operators and outside operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Auxiliary Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Average salary	$45,592	$40,793
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $64,000	Between $29,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between auxiliary plant operator and outside operator education

There are a few differences between an auxiliary plant operator and an outside operator in terms of educational background:

	Auxiliary Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Industrial Technology	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Auxiliary plant operator vs outside operator demographics

Here are the differences between auxiliary plant operators' and outside operators' demographics:

	Auxiliary Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 1.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 1.8% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between auxiliary plant operator and outside operator duties and responsibilities

Auxiliary plant operator example responsibilities.

Manage and perform preventive maintenance, electrical repairs, millwright work, and MSHA safety functions.
Perform preventive maintenance with tools in mechanical rooms, HVAC, kitchen, and cooking equipment.
Prepare asphalt mixtures per customer requirements, load and unload tankers and monitor tanks and assist with paperwork
Operate small rotating biological contractor plant that utilize activated sludge with sand filters and UV disinfection to process wastewater.

Outside operator example responsibilities.

Manage multiple large volume fermentation tanks simultaneously.
Used LOTO, permitting and procedures to ensure safe release of equipment.
Monitor process and equipment operating conditions through field gauges and DCS readings.
Perform facility wide LOTO on all equipment that work are to be perform on.
Load acrylamide, acrylic acid, and caustic onto trailers and railcars using industry standard PPE.
Monitor and adjust distillation variables such as: temperature, flow rate, pressure, and time.

Auxiliary plant operator vs outside operator skills

Common auxiliary plant operator skills

LOTO, 39%
Plant Equipment, 34%
Hand Tools, 18%
Plant Systems, 7%
Water Pumps, 2%

Common outside operator skills

Patrol, 27%
Golf Carts, 10%
Cart Barn, 6%
Outside Operations, 5%
Golf Balls, 4%
Cart Fleet, 4%

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