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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Incinerator Operator - Waste Water Salary
in Onalaska, Wisconsin
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$29,829 (USD)
Average Salary
$14/hr
Average Hourly
$349
Average Bonus
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The average pay for an Incinerator Operator - Waste Water is $29,829 a year and $14 an hour in Onalaska, Wisconsin, United States. The average salary range for an Incinerator Operator - Waste Water is between $22,968 and $34,363. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
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5 Year Change:
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About Onalaska, Wisconsin
Onalaska Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Onalaska ( ON-ə-LASS-kə) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,803 at the 2020 census. It borders the larger La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Area.
Onalaska is built on a slightly elevated ridge above the Black River. Natural areas include both river bottom land and high, heavily wooded, scenic bluffs. A man-made reservoir at the city's western edge is known as Lake Onalaska. Onalaska is known as "The Sunfish Capital of the World."
Job Summary
Description:
- Controls operation of multiple-hearth incinerator furnaces and related equipment to burn sludge in wastewater treatment plant: pushes buttons and turns valves to ignite burners, release combustion air, add fuel, control hearth dampers, set hearth temperatures, and set length of burning cycles.
- Observes meters and gauges on central control room panel to verify that flows, pressures, and temperatures are within specifications.
- Turns controls to make routine adjustments, following standard procedures.
- Notifies worker controlling sludge filter press to adjust feed rate of waste material into incinerator hopper to maintain incinerator efficiency.
- Opens hearth doors and observes operation of waste raking mechanism to verify that burned residue is swept to succeeding hearth.
- Periodically records specified meter and gauge readings on incinerator log.
- Calculates and records values for number of tons of waste material fed per hour and quantity of auxiliary fuel burned per ton of waste material, to document efficiency of incinerator operation.
- Monitors and adjusts controls of auxiliary equipment, such as exhaust emissions, scrubbers, and incinerator heat recovery unit, following prescribed procedures.
- Removes and cleans equipment parts, such as valves, burners, and oxygen analyzers, following manuals and using handtools.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Incinerator Operator - Waste Water is $29,829 a year and $14 an hour in Onalaska, Wisconsin, United States. The average salary range for an Incinerator Operator - Waste Water is between $22,968 and $34,363. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Incinerator Operator - Waste Water Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Job family population: 14,820
Estimated population of Incinerator Operator - Waste Water jobs: 1,719
Rate of error: 3.1%
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About Onalaska, Wisconsin
Onalaska Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Onalaska ( ON-ə-LASS-kə) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,803 at the 2020 census. It borders the larger La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Area.
Onalaska is built on a slightly elevated ridge above the Black River. Natural areas include both river bottom land and high, heavily wooded, scenic bluffs. A man-made reservoir at the city's western edge is known as Lake Onalaska. Onalaska is known as "The Sunfish Capital of the World."
Job Summary
Description:
- Controls operation of multiple-hearth incinerator furnaces and related equipment to burn sludge in wastewater treatment plant: pushes buttons and turns valves to ignite burners, release combustion air, add fuel, control hearth dampers, set hearth temperatures, and set length of burning cycles.
- Observes meters and gauges on central control room panel to verify that flows, pressures, and temperatures are within specifications.
- Turns controls to make routine adjustments, following standard procedures.
- Notifies worker controlling sludge filter press to adjust feed rate of waste material into incinerator hopper to maintain incinerator efficiency.
- Opens hearth doors and observes operation of waste raking mechanism to verify that burned residue is swept to succeeding hearth.
- Periodically records specified meter and gauge readings on incinerator log.
- Calculates and records values for number of tons of waste material fed per hour and quantity of auxiliary fuel burned per ton of waste material, to document efficiency of incinerator operation.
- Monitors and adjusts controls of auxiliary equipment, such as exhaust emissions, scrubbers, and incinerator heat recovery unit, following prescribed procedures.
- Removes and cleans equipment parts, such as valves, burners, and oxygen analyzers, following manuals and using handtools.
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