Job outlook for control room operators in the United States

Control room operator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected control room operator job growth rate is -15% from 2018-2028.

• About -6,500 new jobs for control room operators are projected over the next decade.

• Control room operator salaries have increased 13% for control room operators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 15,405 control room operators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 89,096 active control room operator job openings in the US.

• The average control room operator salary is $43,733.

Compare the number of control room operator jobs and the average control room operator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of control room operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where control room operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.