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Water Treatment Operator (Class IV) (Class Code 3723)

City of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA

$63,960.00 Annually Posted Sep 11, 2026 · 25 days ago

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Lead level water purification operations at an assigned water plant for the Sewerage and Water Board. Work includes performing some supervisory and training related work as well as technical tasks in maintaining, adjusting, and monitoring activities such as chemical flows, pump operations, and sample testing. Work objectives are to provide safe drinking water to residents, industry and the general public, and to maintain regulatory compliance with EPA regulatory standards concerning drinking water standards; and related work as directed.

Source: GovernmentJobs / City of New Orleans NeoGov

Pay & demand for Construction & Building Inspectors in Louisiana

This listing pays about $63,960/yr (midpoint) — around the 37^th percentile for Construction & Building Inspectors in New Orleans–Metairie metro: a typical pay range.

$47,45010th $69,500median $94,78090th

Median pay: $69,500/yr · New Orleans–Metairie metro
Typical range: $59,130 – $78,000
Average pay: $69,930/yr
Employed in Louisiana: 1,440
Share of LA jobs: 0.75 per 1,000

New Orleans–Metairie metro median for this occupation is $1,240 above the statewide median.

Typical path: Construction experience + inspector certification

Living in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Median rent: $1,182/mo
Median home value: $248,000
Median household income: $62,271/yr
Population: 988,763

A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 4.5 months of median rent here.

HUD fair market rent (FY2026, Orleans Parish): $1,113/mo 1BR · $1,331/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 25% of this job's monthly midpoint pay.

Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, 2025 annual estimates, occupation 474011 — Construction & Building Inspectors. Percentile is an estimate for comparison, not a guarantee. Cost-of-living figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. Fair market rents: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2026.