Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · SOC 51-8031
Wage data not published: water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in the Blacksburg metro area
Figures describe the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Blacksburg city limits.
BLS publishes this occupation for the area but suppressed its wage estimates in the May 2025 release (marker “*”). We show exactly what is published below — suppressed values are never estimated or filled in.
- Employment in this area
- 110
- Per 1,000 jobs
- 1.5
Where BLS does publish this occupation
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Virginia (statewide)
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the Charlottesville metro area
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the Harrisonburg metro area
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the Richmond metro area
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the Virginia Beach metro area
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the Lynchburg metro area
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators — national overview
- All published occupations in the Blacksburg metro area
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.