AI Career Radar

Wellhead Pumpers

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

AI exposure32 / 100Low 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 automation25
Freedom to set tasks90
Repeating the same tasks64
$69,960Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-2%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
47Skill durability (fragile)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
Critical Thinking
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Active Listening
63
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
50
Active Learning
62
35
Coordination
62
31
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
41
Social Perceptiveness
60
38
Instructing
58
28
Learning Strategies
58
22
Systems Analysis
57
25
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Service Orientation
56
22
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
31
Negotiation
52
25
Science
52
3
Management of Personnel Resources
50
28
Operations Analysis
49
9
Installation
48
6
Equipment Maintenance
47
53
Troubleshooting
47
53
Quality Control Analysis
47
35
Equipment Selection
47
31
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Technology Design
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
9
Operations Monitoring
46
75
Repairing
46
53
Programming
45
6
Operation and Control
43
72

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.

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
30%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Learning, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
33%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation, Active Listening

#4Dental HygienistsHealthcare
72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Persuasion, Active Listening, Instructing

72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness

72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Coordination, Quality Control Analysis, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Wellhead Pumpers 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.