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Career: Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Job Description
Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures. |
100
|
Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance. |
100
|
Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment. |
100
|
Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures. |
98
|
Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials. |
97
|
Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, and replace filters and gaskets, using hand tools. |
97
|
Submit daily reports on facility operations. |
97
|
Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning. |
96
|
Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs. |
93
|
Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment, and/or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas. |
90
|
Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders. |
85
|
Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests in order to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis. |
79
|
Connect pipelines between pumps and containers that are being filled or emptied. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
70
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
70
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
65
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
64
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
61
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
60
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
59
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
58
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
56
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
56
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
54
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
53
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
52
|
Processing Information
|
51
|
Getting Information
|
50
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
48
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
48
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
47
|
Thinking Creatively
|
45
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
45
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
45
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
45
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
44
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
44
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
42
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
41
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
41
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
39
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
38
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
35
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
35
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
35
|
Interacting With Computers
|
32
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
32
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
32
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
29
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
28
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
15
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|