Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers

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Job Outlook:
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Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $107,810.00
Average: $84,140.00
Hourly
Average: $40.45

What they do:

Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.

On the job, you would:

  • Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
  • Maintain and repair equipment, or report malfunctioning equipment to supervisors so that repairs can be scheduled.
  • Monitor process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters to detect and report any possible problems.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

83% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
78% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
77% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
75% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
74% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
74% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
73% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
73% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
73% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
71% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
68% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
68% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
64% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
62% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
60% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
56% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

78% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
56% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
56% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

69% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Perceptual Speed  -  The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
69% Flexibility of Closure  -  The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
69% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
66% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
63% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
60% Auditory Attention  -  The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
60% Hearing Sensitivity  -  The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
56% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
56% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
53% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
53% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
53% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
53% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
53% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
53% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

66% Operations Monitoring  -  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
55% Operation and Control  -  Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.
Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Operate energy distribution equipment.
Signal others to coordinate work activities.
Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Record operational or production data.
Direct operational or production activities.
Monitor equipment fluid levels.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
Inspect production equipment.
Lubricate production equipment.
Clean work areas.
Direct operational or production activities.
Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.
Calculate costs of goods or services.
Calculate weights, volumes or other characteristics of materials.
Clean production equipment.
Seal gaps or cracks to prevent leakage or moisture intrusion.
Analyze test results.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
96% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
94% Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
93% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
92% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
88% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
86% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
84% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
84% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
83% Exposed to High Places  -  How often does this job require exposure to high places?
82% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
81% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
80% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
79% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
77% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
76% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
76% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
73% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
72% Outdoors, Under Cover  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)?
72% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
72% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
71% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
70% Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting  -  How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
70% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
69% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
69% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
67% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
67% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
66% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
65% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
63% Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings  -  How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
62% Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment  -  How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
59% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
58% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
58% Degree of Automation  -  How automated is the job?
57% In an Open Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)?
57% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
81% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

81% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
79% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
77% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
77% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
75% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
73% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
72% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
66% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
65% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
63% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
60% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
60% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
60% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
60% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
59% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
57% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
55% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
54% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
53% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
53% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
52% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Getting Started

Education:
97%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
2%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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