Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution is the industry that employs the most Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, by average wage, is Not specified utilities. Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers are paid most in Northern Mississippi Region PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in Navajo & Apache Counties PUMA, AZ.

Yearly Wage

$96,308

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,474

In 2020, Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers earned an average of $96,308, $40,354 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Civil engineers make somewhat more than Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers while Marine engineers & naval architects make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.247

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.247, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, by number of employees, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Natural gas distribution, Electric & gas, and other combinations, National security & international affairs, U. S. Navy, Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills , Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Construction, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Pipeline transportation, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, by average wage, are Not specified utilities, Support activities for mining, and Electric & gas, and other combinations.

Industries by Share

49.2k

2020 Workforce

± 5,444

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15.3%

The number of people employed as Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers has been growing at a rate of 3%, from 47,757 people in 2019 to 49,191 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers employed by various industries. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution employs the largest share of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers at 80.2%, followed by Natural gas distribution with 3.32% and Electric & gas, and other combinations with 3.05%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers in the US. The average age of male Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers in the workforce is 43.6 and of female Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers is 41, and the most common race/ethnicity for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

45.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,247

3.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,453

92.9% of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

78.9% of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.67% of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers.

Age by Sex

43.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.43

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.04

The median age of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers is 43.4, and Male employees are generally 2.52 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers hold a major in Science Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.