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Chemical Plant and System Operators in Maryland

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$58,210 Median Salary

30 Job Openings

Chemical Plant and System Operators in Maryland earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Chemical Plant and System Operators Work in Maryland?

380 people worked as Chemical Plant and System Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 320 Chemical Plant and System Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 400 Chemical Plant and System Operators working in it, which means Maryland has fewer Chemical Plant and System Operators than average.

Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Chemical Plant and System Operators in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 9.3%.

Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 280 jobs for Maryland Chemical Plant and System Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,800 annual jobs and 30,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Chemical Plant and System Operators Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Chemical Plant and System Operators ranged from $39,100 to $79,010 with $58,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.8 to $37.98. The median hourly rate was $27.99.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.25 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.74.

The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland Metros for Chemical Plant and System Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Chemical Plant and System Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	300	$67,940
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	90	$48,060

Top States for Chemical Plant and System Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Chemical Plant and System Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	5,200	$71,290
Louisiana	4,760	$69,510
Ohio	1,490	$61,560
California	1,290	$50,750
South Carolina	1,180	$51,440
Iowa	1,090	$55,990
Florida	930	$60,880
Georgia	910	$52,500
Minnesota	860	$49,260
Alabama	800	$70,500
Illinois	760	$64,440
North Carolina	740	$47,580
Kentucky	730	$63,220
New Jersey	590	$63,470
New York	550	$54,530
Mississippi	420	$61,270
Indiana	410	$47,970
Tennessee	390	$0
Maryland	380	$58,210
Massachusetts	320	$55,360

Below are the states where Chemical Plant and System Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$79,130
Texas	$71,290
Alabama	$70,500
Louisiana	$69,510
Delaware	$68,340
West Virginia	$65,980
Illinois	$64,440
New Jersey	$63,470
Kentucky	$63,220
Ohio	$61,560

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Maryland Employment Total
Plant and System Operators	360
Gas Plant Operators	110

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