Gas Plant Operators
Also called: Gas Controller, Gas Dispatcher, Gas Plant Operator, Plant Operator,
What they do:
Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.On the job, you would:
- Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
- Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
- Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
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What they do:
Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.On the job, you would:
- Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
- Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
- Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
KNOWLEDGE
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
- customer service
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
Verbal
- communicate by writing
- read and understand what is written
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Operating log software
- Quorum PGAS
EDUCATION
- high school diploma/GED
- certificate after high school
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$70,710
$44,080
$101,320