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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
What a chemical equipment operators and tender does
Become a chemical equipment operators and tender
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good chemical equipment operators and tender
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $36 per hour with an average salary of $60,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $25 and $43 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $21,400 and $67,300 per year.
- 38% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Chemical Equipment Operators And Tender job outlook
- There are 1,208 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 179 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 16% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.