Career Details

Wastewater Treatment Operator - Class III

Description

The Wastewater Treatment Operator Class III exam will test you on essential job tasks. These job tasks have been categorized into the Content Areas detailed in the following pages. The table below summarizes the areas that are included on the exam, the number of test questions in each of these areas, and the complexity of the test questions in each area. Just as wastewater treatment operator job duties vary in their complexity, so will the questions you are asked on the exam. Some will be more simple and routine, whereas others will be more complex, or cognitively demanding.

Certifying Organization

Water Professionals International

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Certificates

Certificate name

Certified Public Works Professional-Management

Certifying Organization

American Public Works Association

Type

Core

Certificate name

Wastewater Collection Operator Class II

Certifying Organization

Water Professionals International

Type

Core

Certificate name

Small Water Systems Operator

Certifying Organization

Water Professionals International

Type

Core

Power Plant Operators

Median Annual Income

$97,010

Projected Job Growth

-9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

RealisticConventional

Biomass Plant Technicians

Median Annual Income

$97,010

Projected Job Growth

-9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.

RealisticConventional

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Median Annual Income

$97,010

Projected Job Growth

-9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Median Annual Income

$67,640

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Median Annual Income

$80,030

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Gas Plant Operators

Median Annual Income

$82,560

Projected Job Growth

-10 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

RealisticConventional

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Median Annual Income

$94,580

Projected Job Growth

-2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.

RealisticConventional

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Median Annual Income

$51,720

Projected Job Growth

-5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Median Annual Income

$48,120

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

RealisticConventional

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Median Annual Income

$61,870

Projected Job Growth

+1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.

RealisticConventional