Lead sewage plant operator vs outside operator

The differences between lead sewage 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 a lead sewage plant operator and an outside operator. Additionally, a lead sewage plant operator has an average salary of $59,180, which is higher than the $40,793 average annual salary of an outside operator.

The top three skills for a lead sewage plant operator include line efficiency, lean manufacturing and manufacturing support. The most important skills for an outside operator are patrol, golf carts, and cart barn.

Lead sewage plant operator vs outside operator overview

	Lead Sewage Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Yearly salary	$59,180	$40,793
Hourly rate	$28.45	$19.61
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	38,315	47,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Lead sewage plant operator vs outside operator salary

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

	Lead Sewage Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Average salary	$59,180	$40,793
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $92,000	Between $29,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lead sewage plant operator and outside operator education

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

	Lead Sewage Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Lead sewage plant operator vs outside operator demographics

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

	Lead Sewage Plant Operator	Outside Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 94.7% Female, 5.3%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	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 lead sewage plant operator and outside operator duties and responsibilities

Lead sewage plant operator example responsibilities.

Need method to proactively manage the business improving cross-functional collaboration & KPI visibility.
Lead compression shift of twenty-one operators and supporting staff in daily operations of manufacturing generic prescription medications in a GMP setting.
Project s progress are communicated to all levels of the organization and Amgen sites stakeholders.

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.

Lead sewage plant operator vs outside operator skills

Common lead sewage plant operator skills

Line Efficiency, 53%
Lean Manufacturing, 19%
Manufacturing Support, 13%
Sigma, 12%
Maintenance Operations, 2%
Product Quality, 1%

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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