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PTEC Program. Defining the Future Path To Securing A Process Operator Job. Agenda. PTEC Advisory Board Qualification Expectations Future Job Opportunities Rewards And Industry Needs How You Can Prepare Final Thoughts Web Sites Questions. What is the local PTEC Advisory Board?.
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PTEC Program Defining the Future Path To Securing A Process Operator Job
Agenda • PTEC Advisory Board • Qualification Expectations • Future Job Opportunities • Rewards And Industry Needs • How You Can Prepare • Final Thoughts • Web Sites • Questions
What is the local PTEC Advisory Board? • Made up of industry representatives and educators. • Keep local Educators up to date on changes and needs of local industry. • Work with area schools to recruit students to join the Program. • Work to find jobs for graduates. • Plant Tours
Industry Hiring Qualification Expectations & Process • Minimum 2.5 GPA • Testing after Graduation • Aptitude Testing • General Knowledge • Test taking capabilities (Timed) • Interviews • Increase your ability to present yourself. • Competition
Future Job Opportunities • Average Age of Industry Operators = 50 yrs. • Locally, approximately 100 new operator candidates will be needed each year for the next 5 years. • Across the Gulf Coast, approximately 500 new operator candidates will be needed each year for the next 5 years.
Rewards & Industry Needs • Experienced plant operators earn an average of $49,000 per year with excellent benefits. • Long term employment with above average pay and benefits. • Educational reimbursement programs available for continued growth. • Industry needs dynamic, energetic, self starting, high potential, team working employees.
Career Expectations • Entry level jobs –3-5 years • Trainee • Loader • Process Operator –5-10 years • Process Operator • Console Operator • Top/Lead Operator –10-15 years • Shift Supervisor –15+ years
2008 Entry Level Starting Salaries SWLA • Chemical Engineer - $69,201 • Electrical Engineer - $56,773 • Mechanical Engineer - $61,066 • Computer Programmer - $43,360 • Accountant - $34,427 • Economics/Finance - $46,331 • Civil Engineering - $60,582 • Boiler Maker - $34,422 • Marketing - $41,682 • Teacher - $36,958 • PROCESS OPERATOR - $47,000 - $60,000 Source: Louisiana Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics Program.
National estimates for Chemical Plant and System Operators: Employment estimate and mean wage estimates: Percentile wage estimates: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes518091.htm
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 Chemical Plant and System Operators http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes518091.htm
How You Can Prepare • Plan now for how you can meet industry hiring requirements and successfully complete company hiring processes. • Determine career goals and focus your efforts to accomplish them. • Be prepared to take advantage of opportunities.
Take Advantage of Opportunities to Improve... • Computer Skills • Math Skills • Team Work Skills • Trouble Shooting Skills
FINAL THOUGHTS • Industry Will Be Hiring PTEC Graduates For Operator Candidates • Industry Wants the Cream of Crop • YOU Can Decide Your Future • Start Preparing NOW
WEB SITES • Lake Area Industrial Alliance –www.laia.com • La. PTEC Site –http://www.ptec101.com/ • GCPTA (Gulf Coast PTEC Alliance) www.gcpta.org • CAPT (Center for the Advancement of Process Technology) www.captech.org