Gas plant operator vs process plant operator

The differences between gas plant operators and process plant operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a gas plant operator and a process plant operator. Additionally, a gas plant operator has an average salary of $43,595, which is higher than the $41,902 average annual salary of a process plant operator.

The top three skills for a gas plant operator include PSM, plant operations and gas plant. The most important skills for a process plant operator are plant operations, plant process, and minor maintenance.

Gas plant operator vs process plant operator overview

	Gas Plant Operator	Process Plant Operator
Yearly salary	$43,595	$41,902
Hourly rate	$20.96	$20.15
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	36,304	61,085
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Gas plant operator vs process plant operator salary

Gas plant operators and process plant operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gas Plant Operator	Process Plant Operator
Average salary	$43,595	$41,902
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $62,000	Between $28,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gas plant operator and process plant operator education

There are a few differences between a gas plant operator and a process plant operator in terms of educational background:

	Gas Plant Operator	Process Plant Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gas plant operator vs process plant operator demographics

Here are the differences between gas plant operators' and process plant operators' demographics:

	Gas Plant Operator	Process Plant Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 96.9% Female, 3.1%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between gas plant operator and process plant operator duties and responsibilities

Gas plant operator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a comprehensive vendor qualification program to support the GMP manufacture of vaccine products.
Perform lock-out / tag-out (LOTO) with red tag master for maintenance.
Collaborate with other operators to solve and troubleshoot process problems.
Prepare asphalt mixtures per customer requirements, load and unload tankers and monitor tanks and assist with paperwork
Track all product and report records of sterilization inventory to the FDA.
Perform both unit operation and remote console operation for same facility.

Process plant operator example responsibilities.

Manage distillation process to determine product specification compliance, and prepare unit for shutdown or turnaround process.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.
Batch SCC, Shotcrete and other loads to client specifications.

Gas plant operator vs process plant operator skills

Common gas plant operator skills

PSM, 15%
Plant Operations, 13%
Gas Plant, 9%
Minor Maintenance, 7%
Plant Equipment, 5%
Safety Guidelines, 4%

Common process plant operator skills

Plant Operations, 30%
Plant Process, 10%
Minor Maintenance, 9%
Plant Equipment, 7%
OSHA, 7%
Continuous Operation, 6%

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