Turbine operator vs high pressure firer

The differences between turbine operators and high pressure firers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a turbine operator has an average salary of $50,567, which is higher than the $36,943 average annual salary of a high pressure firer.

The top three skills for a turbine operator include control room, electrical systems and water systems. The most important skills for a high pressure firer are HVAC, , and .

Turbine operator vs high pressure firer overview

	Turbine Operator	High Pressure Firer
Yearly salary	$50,567	$36,943
Hourly rate	$24.31	$17.76
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,156	1,812
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Turbine operator vs high pressure firer salary

Turbine operators and high pressure firers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Turbine Operator	High Pressure Firer
Average salary	$50,567	$36,943
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $73,000	Between $22,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between turbine operator and high pressure firer education

There are a few differences between a turbine operator and a high pressure firer in terms of educational background:

	Turbine Operator	High Pressure Firer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Business	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Turbine operator vs high pressure firer demographics

Here are the differences between turbine operators' and high pressure firers' demographics:

	Turbine Operator	High Pressure Firer
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.2%	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 79.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between turbine operator and high pressure firer duties and responsibilities

Turbine operator example responsibilities.

Use TAGLINK to prepare LOTO for the equipment to be repair.
Job require yearly training in first aide, CPR and fire fighting.
Perform routine maintenance on pumps, valves, exchangers, air compressors, and condensers.
Identify parameters indicative of an emergency condition and initiate designated actions, execute terminal shutdown and start-up procedures upon approval.
Inspect and maintain fire and distribution pumps, turbines, boilers, and demineralizers.
Operate and monitor the reverse osmosis water purification system and mix bed demineralizers.

High pressure firer example responsibilities.

Paint, guest calls, maintain all auxiliary equipment and operate all HVAC systems, charge A/C units.
Operate heavy equipment, loaders, lifts, hand and power tools to complete skil tasks.
Operate a continuous recovery distillation process.

Turbine operator vs high pressure firer skills

Common turbine operator skills

Control Room, 19%
Electrical Systems, 19%
Water Systems, 16%
Safety Standards, 14%
Water Chemistry, 13%
Outage, 9%

Common high pressure firer skills

HVAC, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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