Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
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Currently Employed:
120
Projected Annual Job Openings:
10
Typical Hourly Wage:
$24.80 - $55.82
Typical Annual Salary:
$51,590 - $116,110
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Typical education needed for entry:
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
More than 1 year on-the-job training
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Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
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Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
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Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
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Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
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Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
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Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
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Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
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Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
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Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
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Start and shut down plant equipment.
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Tools:
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Compressor control panels
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Dehydrators
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Gas or vapour concentration measuring instruments
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Gas recovery machinery
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Heat exchangers
Technology:
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Data base user interface and query software
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Electronic mail software
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Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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Presentation software
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Spreadsheet software
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