Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
O*NET Code: 51-8031.00
Education Level
Zone 2 - Some Prep
High school + some training
Description
Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.
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💼 Also Known As
Basin TenderBiosolids Management Technician (Biosolids Management Tech)Clarifying Plant OperatorDisposal OperatorDisposal Plant OperatorDrinking Water Technician (Drinking Water Tech)Filter TenderFiltererFiltration OperatorFiltration Plant OperatorIndustrial Waste Treatment Technician (Industrial Waste Treatment Tech)Liquid Waste Treatment Plant OperatorOn-Site Wastewater Systems Technician (On-Site Wastewater Systems Tech)Plant OperatorProcess Operator (Process Op)Purification OperatorRelief OperatorSCADA Operator (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Operator)Sewage Plant OperatorSewage Treatment Plant Operator
⚡ Skills (15)
Operation and Control4/100
Operations Monitoring4/100
Monitoring4/100
Active Listening3/100
Speaking3/100
Equipment Maintenance3/100
Troubleshooting3/100
Repairing3/100
Quality Control Analysis3/100
Reading Comprehension3/100
+ 5 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (18)
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
0Compliance software
Compliance software
0Data logging software
Data base user interface and query software
0Database software
Data base user interface and query software
0Geographic information system GIS systems
Geographic information system
0Human machine interface HMI software
Industrial control software
0Material safety data sheet MSDS software
Compliance software
0Operating system software
Operating system software
0Operational Data Store ODS software
Data base user interface and query software
0Records management software
Document management software
0Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
Industrial control software
0Timekeeping software
Time accounting software
0Wastewater expert control systems
Industrial control software
0Word processing software
Word processing software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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📊 Skills Comparison
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators → Geothermal Production Managers
Transition Difficulty: Moderate (46% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (11)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Critical Thinking
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Reading Comprehension
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Speaking
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Coordination
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Active Listening
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Complex Problem Solving
Current: 3Target: 4
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Time Management
Current: 3Target: 4
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Operations Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 3
→
Quality Control Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
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