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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.

AI exposure50 / 100High exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation58
Freedom to set tasks80
Repeating the same tasks70
$96,710Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-1.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
57Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Monitoring
63
66
Speaking
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Active Learning
62
50
Coordination
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
63
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
50
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
41
Systems Analysis
57
44
Systems Evaluation
56
38
Service Orientation
56
31
Persuasion
54
28
Mathematics
53
41
Negotiation
52
31
Science
52
25
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
47
Troubleshooting
47
47
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Selection
47
38
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
75
Repairing
46
41
Programming
45
22
Operation and Control
43
69

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Service Orientation, Active Learning, Speaking

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
28%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Critical Thinking, Systems Evaluation, Management of Financial Resources

#4Computer Hardware EngineersArchitecture & Engineering
75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$161,740
10-yr growth
+9.1%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening

74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Persuasion, Judgment and Decision Making

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.