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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.
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details
Currently Employed:
20
Projected Annual Job Openings:
0
Typical Hourly Wage:
$25.03 - $41.56
Typical Annual Salary:
$52,070 - $86,450
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typical training
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:
1 to 12 months on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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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.
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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.
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Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
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Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.
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Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
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Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools.
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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.
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Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment.
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Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
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Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Adjustable wrenches
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Concrete pump truck
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Gas generators
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Water meters
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Water pumps
Technology:
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Data base user interface and query software
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Electronic mail software
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Facilities management software
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Industrial control software
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Office suite software
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