Skip to content
Singulariki

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators vs Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators and Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$71,510
$97,540
Employment · BLS OEWS
5,110
34,860
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
2nd pct
14th pct

At a glance

Dimension Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Median pay $71,510 $97,540
Employment 5,110 34,860
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-1.3%) Declining (-2.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 600 3,200
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 2nd pct Low · 14th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 55th pct · 29% of tasks 55th pct · 29% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Production and Processing, Mechanical, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, Problem Sensitivity, Critical Thinking, Multilimb Coordination, Near Vision, English Language, Control Precision, Mathematics, Perceptual Speed, Information Ordering, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Flexibility of Closure, Selective Attention, Writing, Speaking.

Specific to Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

  • Chemistry
  • Education and Training
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Reaction Time
  • Physics
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Far Vision

Specific to Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Auditory Attention
  • Speech Recognition
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Category Flexibility
  • Active Learning
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Industrial control software .

Specific to Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Specific to Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators or Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

More comparisons

Related occupations you can place side by side on the same sourced scale.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators vs Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/gas-compressor-and-gas-pumping-station-operators-vs-petroleum-pump-system-operators-refinery-operators-and-gaugers

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators vs Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/gas-compressor-and-gas-pumping-station-operators-vs-petroleum-pump-system-operators-refinery-operators-and-gaugers

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-gas-compressor-and-gas-pumping-station-operators-vs-petroleum-pump-system-operators-refinery-operators-and-gaugers,
  title  = {Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators vs Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/gas-compressor-and-gas-pumping-station-operators-vs-petroleum-pump-system-operators-refinery-operators-and-gaugers}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.