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Pivot To Chemical Plant and System Operators

79 careers that can transition into this role, ranked by skill compatibility.

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$28,330 (+63%)

Aviation Inspectors

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$12,210 (-14%)

Biofuels Processing Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$11,830 (+19%)

Biomass Plant Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$26,130 (-26%)

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$16,450 (+29%)

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$32,080 (+77%)

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$25,950 (+55%)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$23,570 (+47%)

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$33,380 (+83%)

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$26,650 (+57%)

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$27,840 (+61%)

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$27,950 (+61%)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$14,430 (+24%)

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$28,410 (+63%)

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$27,840 (+61%)

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$26,530 (+56%)

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,030 (+3%)

Gas Plant Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$9,860 (-12%)

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$28,350 (+63%)

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$25,050 (+52%)

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$26,090 (+55%)

Helpers--Production Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$35,320 (+92%)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$26,080 (+55%)

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$33,840 (+85%)

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$17,770 (+32%)

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Power Plant Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Printing Press Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Recycling and Reclamation Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tire Builders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Wellhead Pumpers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Potters, Manufacturing

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Significant Pivot (54%)

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Significant Pivot (54%)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Significant Pivot (54%)

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Significant Pivot (54%)

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Food Batchmakers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Hoist and Winch Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Medical Appliance Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Significant Pivot (54%)

Rock Splitters, Quarry

Significant Pivot (54%)

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Significant Pivot (54%)

Sailors and Marine Oilers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Sewing Machine Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Team Assemblers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Significant Pivot (54%)