Mine Drainage Treatment Plant Operator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 97320
- Class code
- 97320
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- J1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mine Drainage Treatment Plant Operator is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 97320.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 05/01/1977.
What the state says the job is
This is skilled work in the operation and maintenance of a mine drainage treatment plant. Employees in this class operate and maintain motors, pumps, aerators, slakers, flow meters, feeders, ph sensors and related equipment used in mine drainage treatment plants. Work includes conducting proceduralized chemical testing of plant influent or effluent to insure ph level, biochemical oxygen demand level, and safety of the plant's effluent for environmental protection. Work may include lead work and training responsibilities for laborers and semi-skilled laborers temporarily assigned to the mine drainage plant. Work is assigned in the form of oral or written instructions and is performed following established procedures and guidelines. Work is reviewed upon completion by a technical or administrative supervisor for quality and continuity of services.
Examples of the work
Operates and maintains a mine drainage treatment facility. Collects water samples and performs chemical tests to determine the mineral content and pollutant of mine drainage influent and effluent. Reads meters and records findings on daily log. Maintains records on maintenance performed on equipment and prepares report on plant operation as necessary. Operates aerators, slakers, flow meters, feeders, ph sensors, iron analyzers, motors, pumps, valves, filters, and related mine drainage treatment equipment.
Minimum qualifications
Six months of experience in the operation and maintenance of a mine drainage treatment plant; or successful completion of a formal training program in the operation and maintenance of a mine drainage treatment plant approved by the using agency; or any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.