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Occupations/53-7073.00

Wellhead Pumpers

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

40%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

49%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

45%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.

  • Mostly routine

    Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.
  2. 02Gauge oil and gas production.
  3. 03Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
  4. 04Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
  5. 05Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
  6. 06Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.55
  • Degree of automation2.00
  • Time sitting2.72
  • Originality (ability)2.12
  • Conflict situations2.62
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.38
  • Outdoors / weather4.97
  • Disease exposure1.23
  • Decision freedom4.51

Top abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity3.88
  • Near Vision3.50
  • Reaction Time3.25
  • Multilimb Coordination3.25
  • Information Ordering3.25
  • Control Precision3.25
  • Static Strength3.12
  • Perceptual Speed3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.75
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.25
  • Science1.12
  • Critical Thinking3.12
  • Active Learning2.38
  • Learning Strategies1.88
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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