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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.
What a petroleum pump system operator, refinery operator, and gauger does
Become a petroleum pump system operator, refinery operator, and gauger
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good petroleum pump system operator, refinery operator, and gauger
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $67 per hour with a typical salary of $178,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $55 and $76 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $137,500 and $199,100 per year.
- 83% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $49 per hour with a typical salary of $65,600 per year.
- 5.5% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator, And Gauger job outlook
- There are 105 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 8% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.