DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7071 Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Occupational Description:
Operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota N/AN/AN/A$4.37/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
U S 3,440234$30.84/hr$0.56/hr$18.58/hr$24.56/hr$32.53/hr$37.60/hr$40.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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Tasks for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators