entityType = "role"
schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-51-8099-00"
socCode = "51-8099.00"
title = "Plant and System Operators, All Other"
summary = "All plant and system operators not listed separately."
aliases = ["Asphalt Plant Operator", "Batch Plant Operator", "Batch and Furnace Operator", "Batcher Operator", "Bulk Plant Operator", "Cement Boat and Barge Loader", "Charge Machine Operator", "Chief Lock Tender Operator", "Coal Pipeline Operator", "Concrete Batch Plant Operator", "Control Board Operator", "Fire Tender"]
tasks = []
emergingTasks = []
activities = []
capabilities = []
skills = []
tools = []
workContext = []
personFit = []
relatedRoles = []
studyPrograms = []

[preparation]
educationDistribution = []

[educationLevel]
category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

[market]
medianWage = 61710
meanWage = 64490
pct10Wage = 40250
pct25Wage = 47860
pct75Wage = 76910
pct90Wage = 92750
employment = 15950
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 14

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 6640
medianWage = 56980
lq = 5.03

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title = "Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction"
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employment = 1760
medianWage = 61950
lq = 29.67

[[industries.top]]
naics = "23"
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title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1210
medianWage = 53140
lq = 1.44

[[industries.top]]
naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
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employment = 1050
medianWage = 49640
lq = 1.68

[[industries.top]]
naics = "22"
slug = "22"
title = "Utilities"
level = "Sector"
employment = 390
medianWage = 93150
lq = 6.51

[[industries.top]]
naics = "54"
slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 240
medianWage = 90450
lq = 0.22

[[industries.top]]
naics = "221112"
slug = "221112"
title = "Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation"
level = "National industry"
employment = 150
medianWage = 128190
lq = 20.34

[[industries.top]]
naics = "541330"
slug = "541330"
title = "Engineering Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 150
medianWage = 91210
lq = 1.25

[[industries.top]]
naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 120
medianWage = 43660
lq = 0.44

[[industries.top]]
naics = "62"
slug = "62"
title = "Health Care and Social Assistance"
level = "Sector"
employment = 70
medianWage = 69290

[[industries.top]]
naics = "61"
slug = "61"
title = "Educational Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 60
medianWage = 50840

[[industries.top]]
naics = "72"
slug = "72"
title = "Accommodation and Food Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 40
medianWage = 62650

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naics = "21"
slug = "21"
title = "Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1760
lq = 29.67

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "221112"
slug = "221112"
title = "Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation"
level = "National industry"
employment = 150
lq = 20.34

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "22"
slug = "22"
title = "Utilities"
level = "Sector"
employment = 390
lq = 6.51

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 6640
lq = 5.03

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1050
lq = 1.68

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "23"
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title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1210
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[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "541330"
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title = "Engineering Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 150
lq = 1.25

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
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employment = 120
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[aiOutlook]
teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 19
percentile = 16
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 29
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 24
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 4
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

[aiOutlook.freyHistorical]
source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.86
percentile = 72
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0
beta = 0.0945945945945946
gamma = 0.1891891891891892

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = 1.6
growthPercentile = 37
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 1.6
annualOpeningsPercentile = 23
employment2024Thousands = 16.3
employment2034Thousands = 16.6

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -0.6702387
percentile = 29
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.1891891891891892
percentile = 24
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.02637506699890347
percentile = 4
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

[counts]
tasks = 0
skills = 0
capabilities = 0
tools = 0
relatedRoles = 0

[source]
dataset = "gold.onet_role_starter_surface"
version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "6b7991d14d4c9b15"

[[careerClusters]]
cluster = "Energy & Natural Resources"
slug = "energy-natural-resources"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.86
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = -0.6702387
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_image_generation_aioe"
label = "Image generation occupational exposure"
score = -0.3448496
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_language_modeling_aioe"
label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
score = -0.8108405
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
