DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers
Occupational Description:
Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.| Percentiles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U S | 12,970 | 739 | $27.08/hr | $0.46/hr | $16.37/hr | $19.91/hr | $27.06/hr | $33.40/hr | $39.48/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 740 | $18.01/hr | -7.3% |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 310 | $21.35/hr | 3.5% |
| Meter Readers, Utilities | 100 | $32.64/hr | -12.7% |
| Gas Plant Operators | N/A | $35.41/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Wellhead Pumpers
- Starts compressor engines and diverts oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
- Opens valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
- Reads tank gauges and pump meters, and keeps production records.
- Starts pumps and opens valves to pump oil from wells into storage tanks.
- Operates engines and pumps from central powerplant to shut off wells and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
