Pumping station operators

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

24.4k

Average Age

39.3

Average Salary

$65,805

Average Male Salary

$66,629

Average Female Salary

$47,500

About

Pumping station operators are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Pumping station operators was $65,805 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Pumping station operators are Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM, Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West) PUMA, TX, and Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pumping station operators are Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX, Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West) PUMA, TX, and Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM.

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Employment and salary information for the Pumping station operators workforce. Pumping station operators workforce in 2021 was 24,419 people, of which 4.31% were women and 95.7% were men. Pumping station operators are paid most in Gregg CountyLongview City PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

23,367

Male Workforce

± 3.75k

1,052

Female Workforce

± 796

The Pumping station operators workforce in 2021 was 24,419 people (4.31% women and 95.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −7.47% between 2014 (26,391) and 2021 (24,419).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pumping station operators.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($127,107), Delaware ($81,831), and Texas ($75,549).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$65,805

AVERAGE WAGE

#172 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Pumping station operators earned an average of $65,805, $6,209 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Pumping station operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.308

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Pumping station operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pumping station operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pumping station operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Pumping station operators and on wages for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Pumping station operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Pumping station operators, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($114,560).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

24.4k

2021 Workforce

± 3,836

2.42%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.8%

This graphic shows the share of Pumping station operators employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Pumping station operators at 54.5%, followed by Oil & gas extraction with 25% and Construction with 20.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pumping station operators in the US. The workforce of Pumping station operators in 2021 was 24,419 people, with 4.31% woman, and 95.7% men. The average age of male Pumping station operators in the workforce is 39.1 and of female Pumping station operators is 43.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pumping station operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Pumping station operators in 2021 was 24,419 people, with 4.31% woman, and 95.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (4,319 people), 25 to 29 years (3,732 people), and 20 to 24 years (2,822 people). Among them they concentrated 45.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 21.5% of Pumping station operators workers were Hispanic and 78.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86%), Puerto Rican (10.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.79)%

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Races

In 2021, 74.5% of the Pumping station operators workforce were White, of which 3.58% were women and 96.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.4%) and Two or More Races (6.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Pumping station operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Pumping station operators is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Pumping station operators in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (611 people), Education (283 people), and Business (244 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Pumping station operators workers were High School or Equivalent (10,313 people), Some college (6,813 people), and Secondary Education (2,951 people).

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