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- Work Values
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- Related Degrees
- Work Context
- Task Ratings
- Education
Job Description: Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
Gas Plant Operators spend a lot of their time Controlling Machines and Processes. They are naturally good at Auditory Attention, Perceptual Speed, Problem Sensitivity, and Oral Comprehension. Gas Plant Operators are typically characterized as being Realistic and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Mechanical, Public Safety and Security, and Computers and Electronics and are skilled at Operation Monitoring and Operation and Control.
Work Activities
Controlling Machines and Processes
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Documenting/Recording Information
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Performing General Physical Activities
Processing Information
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Thinking Creatively
Handling and Moving Objects
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Interacting With Computers
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Scheduling Work and Activities
Training and Teaching Others
Getting Information
Assisting and Caring for Others
Analyzing Data or Information
Developing and Building Teams
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Coaching and Developing Others
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Performing Administrative Activities
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Selling or Influencing Others
Staffing Organizational Units
Abilities
Auditory Attention
Perceptual Speed
Problem Sensitivity
Oral Comprehension
Reaction Time
Oral Expression
Flexibility of Closure
Deductive Reasoning
Written Comprehension
Control Precision
Near Vision
Inductive Reasoning
Multilimb Coordination
Selective Attention
Visualization
Information Ordering
Hearing Sensitivity
Far Vision
Response Orientation
Finger Dexterity
Speed of Closure
Speech Recognition
Category Flexibility
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Time Sharing
Speech Clarity
Depth Perception
Visual Color Discrimination
Manual Dexterity
Fluency of Ideas
Rate Control
Written Expression
Number Facility
Extent Flexibility
Originality
Mathematical Reasoning
Trunk Strength
Gross Body Equilibrium
Memorization
Glare Sensitivity
Wrist-Finger Speed
Spatial Orientation
Static Strength
Gross Body Coordination
Sound Localization
Stamina
Peripheral Vision
Speed of Limb Movement
Dynamic Strength
Night Vision
Interests
Realistic
Conventional
Investigative
Enterprising
Artistic
Social
Knowledge
Mechanical
Public Safety and Security
Computers and Electronics
Mathematics
Engineering and Technology
Physics
Education and Training
Chemistry
Building and Construction
English Language
Production and Processing
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
Administration and Management
Design
Transportation
Law and Government
Telecommunications
Psychology
Geography
Communications and Media
Sociology and Anthropology
Medicine and Dentistry
Personnel and Human Resources
Biology
Economics and Accounting
Therapy and Counseling
Wages
Massachusetts
$76,330
New York
$70,950
Washington
$67,980
California
$66,860
New Jersey
$66,610
Alabama
$61,310
West Virginia
$60,590
North Dakota
$59,990
Kentucky
$59,580
Alaska
$59,460
Michigan
$59,100
Ohio
$59,080
Mississippi
$58,850
Colorado
$57,530
Illinois
$57,280
Connecticut
$57,100
Louisiana
$56,710
Minnesota
$56,370
Texas
$56,190
Kansas
$55,710
Missouri
$55,500
Virginia
$54,850
Wyoming
$54,830
Oklahoma
$54,610
Utah
$54,260
Montana
$53,800
Iowa
$53,430
Tennessee
$53,390
Pennsylvania
$52,880
Arkansas
$52,810
Nebraska
$51,890
South Carolina
$51,860
North Carolina
$50,850
New Mexico
$50,720
Indiana
$49,810
Georgia
$48,970
Florida
$48,680
Skills
Operation Monitoring
Operation and Control
Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Troubleshooting
Speaking
Active Listening
Coordination
Complex Problem Solving
Active Learning
Equipment Maintenance
Judgment and Decision Making
Writing
Repairing
Mathematics
Instructing
Equipment Selection
Systems Analysis
Social Perceptiveness
Management of Personnel Resources
Negotiation
Time Management
Systems Evaluation
Learning Strategies
Persuasion
Science
Service Orientation
Operations Analysis
Technology Design
Management of Material Resources
Management of Financial Resources
Programming
Work Values
Support
Independence
Working Conditions
Achievement
Relationships
Recognition
Work Styles
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Integrity
Analytical Thinking
Independence
Stress Tolerance
Cooperation
Adaptability/Flexibility
Initiative
Self Control
Innovation
Persistence
Concern for Others
Achievement/Effort
Leadership
Social Orientation
Related University Degree Programs
Work Context
Telephone
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Electronic Mail
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Face-to-Face Discussions
Exposed to Contaminants
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Frequency of Decision Making
Time Pressure
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Contact With Others
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Work With Work Group or Team
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
Letters and Memos
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Outdoors, Under Cover
Coordinate or Lead Others
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Degree of Automation
Physical Proximity
Consequence of Error
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Level of Competition
Spend Time Standing
Exposed to High Places
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Deal With External Customers
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Duration of Typical Work Week
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Spend Time Walking and Running
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Public Speaking
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Exposed to Radiation
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Work Schedules
-40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-A lot of freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-About half the time-
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
-Completely automated-
Degree of Automation
-Constant contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others about half the time-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others most of the time-
Contact With Others
-Continually or almost continually-
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
-Every day-
Telephone
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Electronic Mail
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Exposed to Contaminants
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Face-to-Face Discussions
Frequency of Decision Making
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Outdoors, Under Cover
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Time Pressure
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Exposed to High Places
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Letters and Memos
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Frequency of Conflict Situations
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Radiation
Public Speaking
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
-Extremely competitive-
Level of Competition
-Extremely important-
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Coordinate or Lead Others
Deal With External Customers
-Extremely serious-
Consequence of Error
-Fairly important-
Deal With External Customers
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Coordinate or Lead Others
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
-Fairly serious-
Consequence of Error
-High responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Highly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Highly competitive-
Level of Competition
-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-
Physical Proximity
-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-
Physical Proximity
-Important-
Work With Work Group or Team
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Deal With External Customers
Coordinate or Lead Others
-Important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-
Work Schedules
-Less than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-Less than half the time-
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Sitting
-Limited freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-Limited responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Minor results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderate responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Moderate results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderately automated-
Degree of Automation
-Moderately close (at arm's length)-
Physical Proximity
-Moderately competitive-
Level of Competition
-More than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-More than half the time-
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
-Never-
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Radiation
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Public Speaking
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Exposed to High Places
Spend Time Walking and Running
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Outdoors, Under Cover
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Frequency of Decision Making
Spend Time Sitting
Time Pressure
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to Contaminants
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Electronic Mail
Spend Time Standing
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Letters and Memos
Telephone
Face-to-Face Discussions
-No contact with others-
Contact With Others
-No freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-No responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-No results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Not at all automated-
Degree of Automation
-Not at all competitive-
Level of Competition
-Not important at all-
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Deal With External Customers
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
-Not serious at all-
Consequence of Error
-Occasional contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Once a month or more but not every week-
Frequency of Conflict Situations
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Public Speaking
Frequency of Decision Making
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Time Pressure
Letters and Memos
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Outdoors, Under Cover
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Exposed to Contaminants
Exposed to High Places
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Radiation
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Telephone
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Face-to-Face Discussions
-Once a week or more but not every day-
Letters and Memos
Face-to-Face Discussions
Time Pressure
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Radiation
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Exposed to High Places
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Electronic Mail
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Frequency of Decision Making
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Public Speaking
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Outdoors, Under Cover
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Exposed to Contaminants
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Telephone
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
-Once a year or more but not every month-
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to High Places
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Outdoors, Under Cover
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Public Speaking
Letters and Memos
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Exposed to Contaminants
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Time Pressure
Electronic Mail
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Face-to-Face Discussions
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Frequency of Decision Making
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Exposed to Radiation
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Telephone
-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-
Work Schedules
-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-
Work Schedules
-Serious-
Consequence of Error
-Slightly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-
Physical Proximity
-Slightly competitive-
Level of Competition
-Some freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Very close (near touching)-
Physical Proximity
-Very high responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Very important-
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Deal With External Customers
Work With Work Group or Team
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
-Very important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Very little freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Very serious-
Consequence of Error
Task Ratings
- Importance Core-
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Change charts in recording meters.
- Importance Supplemental-
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
- Relevance of Task Core-
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Change charts in recording meters.
- Relevance of Task Supplemental-
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Change charts in recording meters.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Change charts in recording meters.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Change charts in recording meters.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Change charts in recording meters.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Change charts in recording meters.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Change charts in recording meters.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Change charts in recording meters.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems.
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air.
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment.
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Education Training Experience
-On-Site or In-Plant Training-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
-On-the-Job Training-
None or short demonstration
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
-Related Work Experience-
None
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
-Required Level of Education-
Less than a High School Diploma
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
Some College Courses
Bachelor's Degree