Skilled Trades
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
Median salary (BLS)
$77,320
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$46k – $100k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Entry / Junior
$46,180
~2 yrs to advance
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Established
$77,320
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Senior
$88,415
Key skills
A typical day
- •Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.
- •Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.
- •Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.
- •Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.
- •Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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