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Power Plant Operators in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Power Plant Operators

Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators. Excludes “Nuclear Power Reactor Operators” (51-8011).

$47.60median, an hour
$48.09mean (average), an hour
470people employed in this job here

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This job is more common here than nationally: 0.2 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.28).

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