Operations plant attendant vs process plant operator

The differences between operations plant attendants and process plant operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a process plant operator has an average salary of $41,902, which is higher than the $29,609 average annual salary of an operations plant attendant.

The top three skills for an operations plant attendant include safety procedures, customer service and professional appearance. The most important skills for a process plant operator are plant operations, plant process, and minor maintenance.

Operations plant attendant vs process plant operator overview

	Operations Plant Attendant	Process Plant Operator
Yearly salary	$29,609	$41,902
Hourly rate	$14.24	$20.15
Growth rate	5%	-7%
Number of jobs	110,253	61,085
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	2

Operations plant attendant vs process plant operator salary

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

	Operations Plant Attendant	Process Plant Operator
Average salary	$29,609	$41,902
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $28,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between operations plant attendant and process plant operator education

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

	Operations Plant Attendant	Process Plant Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Operations plant attendant vs process plant operator demographics

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

	Operations Plant Attendant	Process Plant Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 67.7% Female, 32.3%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 4.4% White, 61.5% 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 operations plant attendant and process plant operator duties and responsibilities

Operations plant attendant example responsibilities.

Manage SharePoint database and spreadsheet for coverage opinion bills.
Inspect work of fuel trucks by performing daily/monthly/quarterly/annual inspections of visual water test, API test, and Millipore test.
Reconcile and analyze a multitude of reports in updating revenue-reporting process within Salesforce in order to implement an accurate billing process.
Attend and play inside and outside games such as coloring and baseball with child participants.

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.

Operations plant attendant vs process plant operator skills

Common operations plant attendant skills

Safety Procedures, 23%
Customer Service, 19%
Professional Appearance, 18%
Excellent Guest, 13%
Emergency Situations, 6%
Telephone Calls, 6%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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