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Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers vs Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers and Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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.”

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$60,020
$49,500
Employment · BLS OEWS
12,600
54,200
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
50th pct
31st pct

At a glance

Dimension Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Median pay $60,020 $49,500
Employment 12,600 54,200
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.6%) Declining (-4.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,500 5,400
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 Moderate · 50th pct Low · 31st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 51st pct · 28% of tasks 41st pct · 23% 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: Operations Monitoring, Near Vision, Oral Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Perceptual Speed, Oral Expression, Monitoring, Operation and Control, Production and Processing, Control Precision, Mechanical, English Language, Information Ordering, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Flexibility of Closure, Selective Attention, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Multilimb Coordination, Far Vision, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Visualization, Finger Dexterity, Rate Control, Reaction Time, Static Strength, Trunk Strength, Extent Flexibility, Visual Color Discrimination.

Specific to Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

  • Written Expression
  • Speaking
  • Written Comprehension
  • Mathematics
  • Troubleshooting

Specific to Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Writing

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 , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software .

Specific to Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Specific to Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers or Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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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.

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Singulariki. "Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers vs Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders." 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; 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/pump-operators-except-wellhead-pumpers-vs-separating-filtering-clarifying-precipitating-and-still-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders

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Singulariki. (2026). Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers vs Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/pump-operators-except-wellhead-pumpers-vs-separating-filtering-clarifying-precipitating-and-still-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders

BibTeX 
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