re: What do plant operators do? And how much do they really make?

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here is hourly... so i guess if you just want to work work work you can make good money. AND NEWSFLASH PEOPLE LIE ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY MAKE.

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That’s about right hourly. My facility is closer to $45 though.


Yearly is low. That’s base salary not factoring in daily built in OT and adjusted rates. At my facility we make our hourly rate for the first 8 hours and OT for the last 4 hours of each shift.

Also, if I sign up for an OT shift that’s 12 hours at 1.5x my rate.

So a normal day for me is $43 x 8hrs + $64.5 x 4hrs = $602

An overtime shift is $64.5 x 12 = $774

Also base salary does not include yearly bonus and quarterly safety bonuses.