Gas Plant Operators
SOC Code: 51-8092
Gas Plant Operatorss monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 70.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 70.4 — High
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Median Salary
$83,400
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Job Growth
-8.8%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Monitoring
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Critical Thinking
- •Judgment and Decision Making
Common Tasks
- ✓Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
- ✓Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
- ✓Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
- ✓Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
- ✓Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation