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Chemical Plant Operator Salary
in Lake Oswego, Oregon

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$81,900 (USD)

Average Salary

$39/hr

Average Hourly

$1,523

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Chemical Plant Operator is $81,900 a year and $39 an hour in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States. The average salary range for a Chemical Plant Operator is between $58,149 and $99,099. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Chemical Plant Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$91,995
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Lake Oswego, Oregon

Lake Oswego Cost of Living Score:

Description: Lake Oswego ( oss-WEE-goh) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Population in 2020 was 40,731, an 11.2% increase since 2010, making it the 11th most populous city in Oregon. Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland and surrounding the 405-acre (164 ha) Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in 1910. The city was the hub of Oregon's brief iron industry in the late 19th century, and is today a suburb of Portland.
Description:
  • Operates and controls equipment units or system that processes chemical substances into specified products, according to knowledge of operating procedures, chemical reactions, laboratory test results, and correlation of process instrumentation.
  • Reads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredients, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
  • Starts feed of materials through equipment units, such as heating vessels and mixing tanks; or dumps pre-weighed ingredients into tanks, hoppers, or onto conveyor.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Chemical Plant Operator is $81,900 a year and $39 an hour in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States. The average salary range for a Chemical Plant Operator is between $58,149 and $99,099. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Chemical Plant Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

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Job Statistics

Chemical Plant Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Chemical Plant and System Operators

Job family population: 17,980

Estimated population of Chemical Plant Operator jobs: 4,049

Rate of error: 4.0%

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Lake Oswego Cost of Living Score:

Description: Lake Oswego ( oss-WEE-goh) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Population in 2020 was 40,731, an 11.2% increase since 2010, making it the 11th most populous city in Oregon. Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland and surrounding the 405-acre (164 ha) Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in 1910. The city was the hub of Oregon's brief iron industry in the late 19th century, and is today a suburb of Portland.
Description:
  • Operates and controls equipment units or system that processes chemical substances into specified products, according to knowledge of operating procedures, chemical reactions, laboratory test results, and correlation of process instrumentation.
  • Reads plant specifications to ascertain product, ingredients, and prescribed modifications of plant procedures.
  • Starts feed of materials through equipment units, such as heating vessels and mixing tanks; or dumps pre-weighed ingredients into tanks, hoppers, or onto conveyor.
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