Pilot plant operator vs chemical plant operations technician

The differences between pilot plant operators and chemical plant operations technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a pilot plant operator and a chemical plant operations technician. Additionally, a pilot plant operator has an average salary of $42,462, which is higher than the $41,477 average annual salary of a chemical plant operations technician.

The top three skills for a pilot plant operator include powerpoint, NAS and federal aviation administration. The most important skills for a chemical plant operations technician are EPA, safety procedures, and control measures.

Pilot plant operator vs chemical plant operations technician overview

	Pilot Plant Operator	Chemical Plant Operations Technician
Yearly salary	$42,462	$41,477
Hourly rate	$20.41	$19.94
Growth rate	-7%	4%
Number of jobs	37,804	67,501
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Associate Degree, 36%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Pilot plant operator vs chemical plant operations technician salary

Pilot plant operators and chemical plant operations technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pilot Plant Operator	Chemical Plant Operations Technician
Average salary	$42,462	$41,477
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $65,000	Between $28,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between pilot plant operator and chemical plant operations technician education

There are a few differences between a pilot plant operator and a chemical plant operations technician in terms of educational background:

	Pilot Plant Operator	Chemical Plant Operations Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Associate Degree, 36%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	University of Cincinnati	Stanford University

Pilot plant operator vs chemical plant operations technician demographics

Here are the differences between pilot plant operators' and chemical plant operations technicians' demographics:

	Pilot Plant Operator	Chemical Plant Operations Technician
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 79.0% Female, 21.0%	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 4.1% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between pilot plant operator and chemical plant operations technician duties and responsibilities

Pilot plant operator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a comprehensive vendor qualification program to support the GMP manufacture of vaccine products.
Set up and maintain distillation columns.
Utilize GC's for routine process analysis.
perform corrective and preventative maintenance of DCS.
Perform LOTO procedures and issue hot work and confine entry permits.
Operate and maintain the batch plant including drycast and wetcast mixers.

Chemical plant operations technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily production schedule, monitor machine operation, addressed any etching machinery problems.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Supervise HAZ-MAT response decontamination line during emergencies.

Pilot plant operator vs chemical plant operations technician skills

Common pilot plant operator skills

PowerPoint, 19%
NAS, 13%
Federal Aviation Administration, 13%
Voice Commands, 11%
Air Traffic Control, 10%
GMP, 5%

Common chemical plant operations technician skills

EPA, 64%
Safety Procedures, 19%
Control Measures, 18%

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