Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.
National estimates for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Industry profile for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Geographic profile for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
National estimates for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 10,600 |
7.2 % |
$ 26.15 |
$ 54,400 |
2.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.41 |
$ 18.67 |
$ 23.84 |
$ 31.12 |
$ 38.38 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 34,120 |
$ 38,830 |
$ 49,580 |
$ 64,740 |
$ 79,830 |
Industry profile for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Mining |
2,220 |
1.04 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,650 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
1,560 |
0.17 |
$ 26.67 |
$ 55,470 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
850 |
0.16 |
$ 30.85 |
$ 64,180 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
570 |
0.01 |
$ 23.15 |
$ 48,160 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
560 |
0.35 |
$ 22.05 |
$ 45,860 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Top paying industries for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Geographic profile for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
3,030 |
0.25 |
3.30 |
$ 28.94 |
$ 60,200 |
| Louisiana |
1,080 |
0.60 |
7.98 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,260 |
| Florida |
1,030 |
0.12 |
1.59 |
$ 21.64 |
$ 45,000 |
| California |
640 |
0.04 |
0.51 |
$ 24.54 |
$ 51,050 |
| Missouri |
630 |
0.23 |
3.05 |
$ 30.56 |
$ 63,570 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
240 |
0.61 |
8.07 |
$ 33.81 |
$ 70,320 |
| Louisiana |
1,080 |
0.60 |
7.98 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,260 |
| Alaska |
100 |
0.33 |
4.37 |
$ 30.54 |
$ 63,520 |
| Oklahoma |
420 |
0.27 |
3.57 |
$ 27.26 |
$ 56,690 |
| Texas |
3,030 |
0.25 |
3.30 |
$ 28.94 |
$ 60,200 |
Top paying states for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,100 |
0.38 |
5.04 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,260 |
| Lafayette, LA |
750 |
3.99 |
53.10 |
$ 20.86 |
$ 43,380 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
510 |
0.14 |
1.90 |
$ 28.56 |
$ 59,400 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
330 |
0.14 |
1.81 |
$ 21.51 |
$ 44,740 |
| Midland, TX |
230 |
2.44 |
32.50 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,030 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
210 |
0.16 |
2.15 |
$ 32.99 |
$ 68,630 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
170 |
0.28 |
3.69 |
$ 25.32 |
$ 52,670 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
160 |
0.06 |
0.84 |
$ 23.89 |
$ 49,700 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
160 |
0.02 |
0.24 |
$ 22.95 |
$ 47,740 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
150 |
0.12 |
1.55 |
$ 22.79 |
$ 47,410 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lafayette, LA |
750 |
3.99 |
53.10 |
$ 20.86 |
$ 43,380 |
| Midland, TX |
230 |
2.44 |
32.50 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,030 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
70 |
0.92 |
12.20 |
$ 22.59 |
$ 46,980 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
40 |
0.65 |
8.67 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,720 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
90 |
0.64 |
8.47 |
$ 33.58 |
$ 69,840 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
70 |
0.39 |
5.23 |
$ 29.11 |
$ 60,560 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,100 |
0.38 |
5.04 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,260 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
30 |
0.32 |
4.30 |
$ 23.26 |
$ 48,370 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
170 |
0.28 |
3.69 |
$ 25.32 |
$ 52,670 |
| Anchorage, AK |
40 |
0.27 |
3.63 |
$ 30.68 |
$ 63,810 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 36.07 |
$ 75,030 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
90 |
0.64 |
8.47 |
$ 33.58 |
$ 69,840 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
210 |
0.16 |
2.15 |
$ 32.99 |
$ 68,630 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 32.92 |
$ 68,470 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,100 |
0.38 |
5.04 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,260 |
| Anchorage, AK |
40 |
0.27 |
3.63 |
$ 30.68 |
$ 63,810 |
| Midland, TX |
230 |
2.44 |
32.50 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,030 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
70 |
0.39 |
5.23 |
$ 29.11 |
$ 60,560 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
70 |
0.07 |
0.88 |
$ 28.69 |
$ 59,660 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
510 |
0.14 |
1.90 |
$ 28.56 |
$ 59,400 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
