Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
51-8031.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsSOC 51-8031.00
85% · agent
Test water and sewage samplesWhat can do this →
75% · agent
Collect material samplesWhat can do this →
65% · agent
Inspect production equipmentWhat can do this →
45% · you keep
25% · you keep
Direct plant operationsWhat can do this →
20% · you keep
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Data Recording Agent
Microsoft Excel · Data logging software · SCADA software
● No integration needed
Sample Analysis Agent
Database software · Records management software · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Sample Collection Coordinator
Records management software · Microsoft Outlook · Timekeeping software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physical equipment inspection and maintenanceReal-time system operation and emergency responseDirect supervision of plant workersFinal approval of chemical treatment decisions

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Record operational data and readings85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Test water and sewage samples75% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not
Collect material samples65% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not