Turbine operator vs refinery technician

The differences between turbine operators and refinery technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a refinery technician has an average salary of $51,694, which is higher than the $50,567 average annual salary of a turbine operator.

The top three skills for a turbine operator include control room, electrical systems and water systems. The most important skills for a refinery technician are minor maintenance, safety regulations, and LOTO.

Turbine operator vs refinery technician overview

	Turbine Operator	Refinery Technician
Yearly salary	$50,567	$51,694
Hourly rate	$24.31	$24.85
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,156	7,715
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Turbine operator vs refinery technician salary

Turbine operators and refinery technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Turbine Operator	Refinery Technician
Average salary	$50,567	$51,694
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $73,000	Between $39,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between turbine operator and refinery technician education

There are a few differences between a turbine operator and a refinery technician in terms of educational background:

	Turbine Operator	Refinery Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Industrial Technology
Most common college	-	-

Turbine operator vs refinery technician demographics

Here are the differences between turbine operators' and refinery technicians' demographics:

	Turbine Operator	Refinery Technician
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%
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, 6.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between turbine operator and refinery technician 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.

Refinery technician example responsibilities.

Manage, develop, and execute department clearances (LO/TO).
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Experience with Maximo and other computer systems.
Monitor and adjust units from the DCS and SCADA.
Perform distillation, absorption, extraction, adsorption, thermal and reforming.
Operate Plc computers and high pressure boilers, as well as forklift panel.

Turbine operator vs refinery technician skills

Common turbine operator skills

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

Common refinery technician skills

Minor Maintenance, 46%
Safety Regulations, 19%
LOTO, 8%
Cooling Towers, 6%
Plant Equipment, 6%
Hazardous Chemicals, 4%