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.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks10 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Transportation & Material MovingOne of its 57 occupations
- Code
- 53-7072.00SOC 2018: 53-7072
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. 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 taskTask 14609Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 2. Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.Core taskTask 14610Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 3. 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 taskTask 14614Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 4. Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.Core taskTask 14613Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 5. Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.Core taskTask 14611Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 6. Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools.Core taskTask 14618Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 7. 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 taskTask 14612Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 8. Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment.Core taskTask 14616Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 9. Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.Core taskTask 14615Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 10. Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.Core taskTask 14622Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 11. Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers.Supplemental taskTask 14619Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 12. Add chemicals and solutions to tanks to ensure that specifications are met.Supplemental taskTask 14620Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 13. Collect and deliver sample solutions for laboratory analysis.Supplemental taskTask 14617Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 14. Pump two or more materials into one tank to blend mixtures.Supplemental taskTask 14621Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 53-7072
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- Changed by usNothing.
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