# Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

> Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 53-7072.00
- **Summary:** Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.

## Aliases

- Outside Operator
- Pipeline Operator
- Pumper
- Tank Farm Operator
- Boom Pump Operator
- Chemical Pumper
- Day Light Relief Operator
- Pipeline Dispatch Operator
- Pump Operator
- Pump Station Operator
- Acid Loader
- Acid Pump Operator

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.a |
| Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage. | Core | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials. | Core | 4.A.3.a.3.b |
| Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ah |
| Tend vessels that store substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials, checking levels of substances by using calibrated rods or by reading mercury gauges and tank charts. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.a.2.a |
| Collect and deliver sample solutions for laboratory analysis. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Add chemicals and solutions to tanks to ensure that specifications are met. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.f |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Monitor equipment gauges or displays to ensure proper operation. | 4.A.1.a.2.a |
| Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions. | 4.A.4.a.2.g |
| Record operational or production data. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Communicate with others to coordinate material handling or movement. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Monitor cargo area conditions. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Measure the level or depth of water or other liquids. | 4.A.1.b.3.a |
| Control pumps or pumping equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.b |
| Plan work operations. | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures. | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Clean machinery or equipment. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition. | 4.A.3.b.4.e |
| Move materials, equipment, or supplies. | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Collect samples for analysis or testing. | 4.A.3.a.2.b |
| Connect hoses to equipment or machinery. | 4.A.3.a.2.ah |
| Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning. | 4.A.1.a.2.a |
| Load materials into equipment for processing. | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Test materials, solutions, or samples. | 4.A.1.b.2.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Operations Monitoring | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3.75 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.62 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Operation and Control | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 3.44 |
| Control Precision | ability | 3.38 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.28 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.28 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.12 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.12 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.12 |
| Multilimb Coordination | ability | 3.12 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.03 |
| Troubleshooting | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Visualization | ability | 3 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Rate Control | ability | 3 |
| Reaction Time | ability | 3 |
| Static Strength | ability | 3 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 3 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | ability | 3 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Operational Databases | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Industrial Control Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Computerized maintenance management system CMMS | Facilities management software | no | no |
| Operational databases | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 4.99 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 4.85 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 4.74 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 4.69 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.58 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.48 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 4.45 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.28 |
| Contact With Others | 4.25 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 4.23 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 4.22 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.18 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.11 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.09 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.96 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.85 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.84 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.7 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.67 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 3.59 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.59 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.44 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 3.34 |
| Time Pressure | 3.31 |
| Exposed to High Places | 3.24 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.11 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.07 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.03 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 2.94 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.9 |
| Level of Competition | 2.78 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 2.64 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 2.64 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 2.62 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 2.57 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 2.55 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 2.52 |
| E-Mail | 2.51 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 2.4 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Some College Courses | 8.48 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 8.4 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 4.61 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 6.68 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.5 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 3.95 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 3.2 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 3.06 |
| Dependability | work_style | 3 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 2.62 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 2.38 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.35 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 2.27 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 2.06 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 1.46 |
| Physical Science | specific_interest_area | 1.42 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 1.38 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 1.29 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 1.28 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53-7071.00 | role-53-7071-00 | Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | Primary-Short |
| 51-8093.00 | role-51-8093-00 | Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | Primary-Short |
| 53-7073.00 | role-53-7073-00 | Wellhead Pumpers | Primary-Short |
| 51-9012.00 | role-51-9012-00 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Primary-Short |
| 51-8021.00 | role-51-8021-00 | Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | Primary-Short |
| 51-8031.00 | role-51-8031-00 | Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators | Primary-Long |
| 53-7121.00 | role-53-7121-00 | Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | Primary-Long |
| 51-8091.00 | role-51-8091-00 | Chemical Plant and System Operators | Primary-Long |
| 51-9011.00 | role-51-9011-00 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | Primary-Long |
| 51-8013.00 | role-51-8013-00 | Power Plant Operators | Primary-Long |
| 51-8092.00 | role-51-8092-00 | Gas Plant Operators | Supplemental |
| 49-9012.00 | role-49-9012-00 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Supply Chain & Transportation | supply-chain-transportation |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs


## Market

- **Median Wage:** 60020
- **Mean Wage:** 61950
- **Pct10Wage:** 37850
- **Pct25Wage:** 47270
- **Pct75Wage:** 75160
- **Pct90Wage:** 89660
- **Employment:** 12600
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 3300 | 59570 | 4.97 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 2610 | 60270 | 55.69 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 2520 | 77180 | 4.17 |
| 238110 | 238110 | Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | National industry | 1900 | 60360 | 89.87 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1370 | 48910 | 2.78 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 870 | 48240 | 1.18 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 500 | 53440 | 2.58 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 490 | 62250 | 0.47 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 190 | 47500 | 0.15 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 130 | 61770 | 2.75 |
| 238220 | 238220 | Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | National industry | 110 | 50550 | 1.06 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 238110 | 238110 | Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | National industry | 1900 | 89.87 |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 2610 | 55.69 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 3300 | 4.97 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 2520 | 4.17 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 1370 | 2.78 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 130 | 2.75 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 500 | 2.58 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 870 | 1.18 |
- **Count:** 11

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.9 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -0.8422927 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.5333435 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -0.9716578 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 36
- **Percentile:** 34
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 24 | felten_aioe |
| 34 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 50 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -0.8422927 | 24 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.3333333333333333 | 34 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.14688719651765708 | 50 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.9
- **Percentile:** 78
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.16666666666666666
- **Beta:** 0.24999999999999997
- **Gamma:** 0.3333333333333333

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 2.6
- **Growth Percentile:** 48
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 1.5
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 22
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 13.1
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 13.5

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 14
- **Skills:** 36
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 7
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 4fdadcc33881bad6