# 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. - Code: 53-7072.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 53-7072) - Family: [Transportation & Material Moving](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-53), one of its 57 occupations - Tasks: 14 tasks (10 core and 4 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-7072.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/53-7072.00.json ## What the work is made of 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 task · Task 14609 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 2. Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times. Core task · Task 14610 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 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 task · Task 14614 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 4. Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials. Core task · Task 14613 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 5. Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances. Core task · Task 14611 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 6. Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools. Core task · Task 14618 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 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 task · Task 14612 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 8. Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment. Core task · Task 14616 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 9. Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped. Core task · Task 14615 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 10. Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment. Core task · Task 14622 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 11. Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers. Supplemental task · Task 14619 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 12. Add chemicals and solutions to tanks to ensure that specifications are met. Supplemental task · Task 14620 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 13. Collect and deliver sample solutions for laboratory analysis. Supplemental task · Task 14617 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 14. Pump two or more materials into one tank to blend mixtures. Supplemental task · Task 14621 · Rated by 82 people who do the job, August 2021 ## More in Transportation & Material Moving - [Air Traffic Controllers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-2021.00): 23 tasks - [Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-1041.00): 6 tasks - [Aircraft Service Attendants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6032.00): 18 tasks - [Airfield Operations Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-2022.00): 27 tasks - [Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-2011.00): 24 tasks - [Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-3011.00): 11 tasks - [Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6031.00): 14 tasks - [Aviation Inspectors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6051.01): 13 tasks - [Bridge and Lock Tenders](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/53-6011.00): 18 tasks - 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