Wellhead Pumpers
SOC Code: 53-7073
Wellhead Pumperss monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 83.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 83.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$70,010
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Job Growth
-4.7%
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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
- •Repairing
- •Monitoring
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Critical Thinking
- •Judgment and Decision Making
Common Tasks
- ✓Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.
- ✓Gauge oil and gas production.
- ✓Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
- ✓Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
- ✓Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
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