Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.

“Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.” is a core task performed by Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators. Among the occupation's 13 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#8 most important). About 67% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Test characteristics of materials or products. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Collect samples of products or materials. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures. · importance 4.4
• Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas. · importance 4.3
• Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance. · importance 4.3
• Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs. · importance 4.3
• Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment. · importance 4.2
• Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials. · importance 4.1
• Submit daily reports on facility operations. · importance 4.0
• Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders. · importance 4.0
• Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures. · importance 3.8
• Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, and replace filters and gaskets, using hand tools. · importance 3.8
• Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning. · importance 3.6
• Connect pipelines between pumps and containers that are being filled or emptied. · importance 3.2

See all tasks on the Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators page.

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-task-14604,
  title  = {Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-14604}
}