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re: How much are plant operators at the LNG plants making per hour?
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:14 pm to DCtiger1
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:14 pm to DCtiger1
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You have one or two willing to be honest, then posters saying completely asinine shite like this.
Making $200k is effortless, but it was also explained earlier in the thread that operator was the Lords work protecting everyone in the plant from killing themselves.
There’s a reason these guys didn’t go to college I guess
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Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:14 pm to Epic Cajun
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What you’re missing is that it’s not a “normal” schedule. They are missing holidays, birthdays, other important events, etc…
Yea it's not a lifestyle for everyone. I grew up around it and before I was a shift worker I had no schedule 24/7 call. I'm used to it and don't mind it. You really don't miss a lot unless you lean on it as a crutch. You'll lose sleep here and there but you can do that at work lol.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:21 pm to DCtiger1
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You have one or two willing to be honest, then posters saying completely asinine shite like this.
So tell us, how many effortless hours does it take you to make 200k?
About 50 hours a week. Most weeks you don't have to work that as a short shut down can be a third of your total hours for a year. The hours don't really matter the pay codes do. Some places get OT after 8, triple holidays, double time on 7th day. I've taken a ten week paternity leave my 5 weeks of vacation and still made 200k. Which days you work makes a huge difference. My plant is one of the lowest top pays on the river 50 bucks an hour. Venture starts at that for outside technicians.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:23 pm to Rougarou12
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Some places get OT after 8, triple holidays, double time on 7th day.
So if you work daylight to dark, holidays, or 7 days straight, you’ll make $200k. Sounds awesome!
Oh and you have to be at top pay, which of course everyone is according to this thread
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About 50 hours a week
I haven’t been in my office for 50 hours in years
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:24 pm to Rougarou12
What's your effective hourly? $77 @ 2600 hours annually?
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:31 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Making $200k is effortless, but it was also explained earlier in the thread that operator was the Lords work protecting everyone in the plant from killing themselves.
There’s a reason these guys didn’t go to college I guess
This is wild we are protecting no one. We are scape goats for engineers/ production managers/ corporations. No one is running out there to save anything unless they are a jackass. You babysit/operate the process they designed within the parameters they designated. Anyone telling you they are saving anything is a weirdo. Running around like you're a super hero will only get you fired. Making 200k is effortless working in a plant it's an easy job but not for everyone. Most operators have a degree.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:39 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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So if you work daylight to dark, holidays, or 7 days straight, you’ll make $200k. Sounds awesome!
Oh and you have to be at top pay, which of course everyone is according to this thread
Most places you top out in 3 years. To each their own buddy if I wanted to work in an office I'd be doing that. 50 hours a week isn't a lot to me and truth be told if I was doing what I wanted I'd be a commercial fisherman. It's not my dream to work in a plant like alot of guys get base in their voice when they say their an operator that shite is weird to me. It's an easily accessible job that's easy, pays good, good work/life balance.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:40 pm to DCtiger1
I make 50 an hour.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:41 pm to Rougarou12
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me. It's an easily accessible job that's easy, pays good,
This makes sense
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good work/life balance.
No it’s not
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:50 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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No it’s not
For me it's just fine. I have 5 kids, don't miss much for them spend plenty time with family. I can't speak for everyone and I don't know all what everyone is saying but lying about income on a message board is wild. There are outside operators at Venture making over 300k. Venture can do/pay whatever they want they spending Uncle Sam's money.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:56 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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So if you work daylight to dark, holidays, or 7 days straight, you’ll make $200k. Sounds awesome!
To clarify this and what I was saying about pay codes. If I work Monday and Tuesday and call in or take vacation Wednesday and Thursday, work friday,saturday, sunday. Sunday is double time PTO doesn't break up "days worked". Shift change is well before daylight. My family is asleep for half my shift and I'm off with enough time that if my kids were in school I could pick them up.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 11:17 pm to STATigerFan
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This is true for the most part. People that are making that much per year have a lot of overtime. The only people that might pull that in without a lot of overtime are nuclear plant workers. I don’t even know how much overtime they are allowed to work but their salaries are much higher than normal refinery salaries. It’s supposed to be a super stressful job though, because of the regulations and constant training.
Have a buddy in a Nuke plant. He said they requal every 6 weeks. Not enough more to justify that.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 12:28 am to Mingo Was His NameO
10% for some 8.5% for others of base pay. They used to give us random shares 1500 , 700, 900 spread over 3 years. Back when stock was lower 3500 shares.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:55 am to EzGo350
Funny thing i just noticed. The op was asking about LNG plant operators pay. Im the only one that answered from an LNG plant, gave legit answers and got called bullshite on.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:15 am to EzGo350
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Funny thing i just noticed. The op was asking about LNG plant operators pay. Im the only one that answered from an LNG plant, gave legit answers and got called bullshite on.
I answered also. I don't understand how it's that unbelievable. How is it more believable that an entire industry of people are lying. I think it's more when you look at the surface hourly rate most people just know straight time and overtime. They don't understand that if you work off days at the beginning of the week that's time and a half and goes towards 40 so for that week you'll be paid 16 hours straight time the rest is OT. There's alot of special pay rules. Also the guys that are actually running in and saving people get additional bonus for each seperate ERT training. Rescue, Hazmat, EMT etc.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:28 am to Rougarou12
Sorry didn't realize you were at one also. Exactly, I said that a few posts ago that it was too much to try to explain and wasn't worth the effort they have their misinformed opinions so be it.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 3:30 am
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:18 am to EzGo350
I'm currently in a chem plant almost left for venture in plaque mines. Have a lot of friends there.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:48 am to Rougarou12
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Running around like you're a super hero
Shouldn't have to be done.
If it is than management at the site level isn't doing their job OR corporate isn't making funds available for site management to do their job. Operators should never have to own risk or be a hero.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 11:17 am to LSU0358
Agreed
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:18 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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If I work for 40 years and am worth $1.5 million, I’ll kms
$1.5M in the late ‘90s is about $3M today.
So you’re going to kill yourself if you have $3M in retirement?
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