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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Plant Operator Chemical Salary
in Hershey, Pennsylvania
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$73,450 (USD)
Average Salary
$35/hr
Average Hourly
$1,366
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Plant Operator Chemical is $73,450 a year and $35 an hour in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. The average salary range for a Plant Operator Chemical is between $52,149 and $88,874. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Plant Operator Chemical. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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:
$82,504
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Hershey Company, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey, and Hersheypark, an amusement park.
The community is located 14 miles (23 km) east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality, and all its municipal services are provided by Derry Township. The population was 13,858 at the 2020 census.
Hershey is also located 75.2 miles (121.0 km) southwest of Allentown and 94.5 miles...
Job Summary
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 Plant Operator Chemical is $73,450 a year and $35 an hour in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. The average salary range for a Plant Operator Chemical is between $52,149 and $88,874. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Plant Operator Chemical. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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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Plant Operator Chemical Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Chemical Plant and System Operators
Job family population: 17,980
Estimated population of Plant Operator Chemical jobs: 4,049
Rate of error: 4.0%
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About Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Hershey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Hershey Company, which was founded by candy magnate Milton S. Hershey, and Hersheypark, an amusement park.
The community is located 14 miles (23 km) east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality, and all its municipal services are provided by Derry Township. The population was 13,858 at the 2020 census.
Hershey is also located 75.2 miles (121.0 km) southwest of Allentown and 94.5 miles...
Job Summary
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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