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Career: Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials. |
97
|
Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances. |
96
|
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. |
96
|
Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times. |
93
|
Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders, in order to determine amounts to be pumped. |
89
|
Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools. |
82
|
Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, utilizing knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage. |
81
|
Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment. |
78
|
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. |
73
|
Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers. |
68
|
Collect and deliver sample solutions for laboratory analysis. |
64
|
Add chemicals and solutions to tanks to ensure that specifications are met. |
64
|
Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment. |
60
|
Pump two or more materials into one tank to blend mixtures. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
79
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
69
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
67
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
67
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
65
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
65
|
Processing Information
|
62
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
57
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
56
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
56
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
55
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
54
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
52
|
Getting Information
|
51
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
51
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
50
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
50
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
49
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
47
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
47
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
47
|
Thinking Creatively
|
45
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
43
|
Interacting With Computers
|
42
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
41
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
39
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
37
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
37
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
36
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
34
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
33
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
33
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
32
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
29
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
22
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
22
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
21
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|