Top skills for Plant Operator jobs
Based on 161 active Plant Operator postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Plant Operator postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Regulations34%
- Tuition Assistance27%
- Housekeeping26%
- Supervision26%
- Gauges23%
- Manufacturing23%
- Cylinders21%
- Mining18%
- Compressors17%
- Foot Controls16%
- Fractions13%
- Mechanical Aptitude13%
- Chemicals12%
- Ladders12%
- Gas Cylinders12%
- Industrial Operations11%
- Valves11%
- Construction Equipment10%
- Pallet10%
- Shovels10%
- Wrenches10%
- Microsoft Office9%
- Painting9%
- Ways of Working9%
- Hazardous Materials8%
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