Pump Operators

Also called: Outside Operator, Pipeline Operator, Pumper, Tank Farm Operator

In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

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.
Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
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.

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

manufacture and distribution of products

Arts and Humanities

English language

Engineering and Technology

mechanical

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving