PRODUCE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 246F
Process Operator – Refinery, Chemical and Liquid Processes
Process Operators process, operate, monitor, adjust and maintain processing systems and equipment by:
NON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOINDUSTRIAL / MANUFACTURING
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Careful control turns volatile processes into safe, consistent production.
These process operators run field and control-room systems, adjust pumps and valves, sample products, prepare equipment for maintenance and respond to abnormal conditions.
7,200 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$96,160estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Ontario tradenon-compulsory classification
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
Real settings for real work
petroleum refinerieschemical and polymer plantspharmaceutical and specialty-chemical facilitiesfuel terminals and liquid-processing plantscontrol rooms and outdoor process units
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
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Skilled Trades Ontario — Process Operator – Refinery, Chemical and Liquid Processes ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway