Wastewater Treatment Plant Operating

At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months

33

Open now

3

Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)

Falling (-56%)

Demand score

41/100

Remote opportunity score

Not enough data

Veteran opportunity score

88/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-8 to WG-10

Most common promotion potential: WG-10

WG pay plan, used by 64% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$38,787 to $105,101 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public

70%

Federal employees and other special groups only

30%

Listed a veterans hiring path

18%

Telework eligible (open now)

0%

Fully remote (open now)

0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

1. Department of the Navy (13)
2. Department of the Army (11)
3. Department of Agriculture (3)
4. Department of Homeland Security (3)
5. Department of the Air Force (2)

Top states

1. California (6)
2. Maryland (6)
3. Hawaii (4)
4. New York (3)
5. North Carolina (3)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Postings by month, last 12 months

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