Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator resume
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Also called clarifying plant operator, disposal operator, disposal plant operator and filtration operator.
$60,020
Median pay a year
128,490
People do this work
6
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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator
Summary
Water and wastewater treatment plant operator controlling machines to treat and purify water, collect samples, and monitor equipment in a treatment facility
Experience
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Collected and tested water and sewage samples, using test equipment and color analysis standards
Operated and adjusted controls on equipment to purify water and process sewage
Recorded operational data and meter readings on specified forms
Added chemicals like ammonia and chlorine to disinfect water and other liquids
Inspected equipment and monitored meters to check for malfunctions
Directed and coordinated plant workers in routine operations and maintenance
Cleaned and maintained tanks and work areas, using hand tools and power tools
Skills
Core Skills
Operating chemical processing equipment, Maintaining production equipment, Testing chemical characteristics, Collecting samples of materials, Repairing production equipment, Lubricating production equipment, Recording production data, Driver's license, Inspecting production equipment
Hands-On Work
Cleaning production equipment, Cleaning work areas
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Collected and tested water samplesOperated and adjusted equipment controlsRecorded operational data and readingsAdded chemicals to disinfect waterInspected equipment and monitored conditionsCleaned and maintained work areas
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Collected and tested water samples to ensure compliance with safety standards
Recorded operational data and readings to maintain accurate records of water treatment processes
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Collected and tested water samples, leading to improved water quality for community use
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Water quality improved for community useFewer issues with contamination reportedRegulatory compliance was consistently met
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Recorded operational data and readings to maintain accurate records of water treatment processes
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Processes ran smoother with accurate dataEasier to spot issues with operationsImproved efficiency in water treatment
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Operating chemical processing equipment
Maintaining production equipment
Testing chemical characteristics
Inspecting production equipment
Cleaning production equipment
Cleaning work areas
Collecting samples of materials
Repairing production equipment
Lubricating production equipment
Recording production data
Directing operational activities
The work itself
What a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator does
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Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.
What it pays
How much does a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$48,040
Median
$60,020
75th percentile
$74,780
About 128,490 people do this work in the United States.
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Military jobs this work counts as
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This page is about the occupation Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.