Employment Percentage: 
-56.25
SOC ID: 
53-7073
SOC Title: 
Wellhead Pumpers
ONET ID: 
53-7073.00
ONET Concat ID: 
53707300
Median Salary: 
56642.44
Ed Level High School: 
81.720001
Ed Level Certificate: 
10.9
Ed Level Some College: 
0
Ed Level Associates: 
7.38
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

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

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.</li><li>Gauge oil and gas production.</li><li>Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.</li><li>Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.</li><li>Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.</li><li>Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.</li><li>Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
41285.86
Top Annual Earnings: 
103123.72
Title Slug: 
wellhead-pumper