CompGeo Wellhead Pumpers Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Mining Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

Summary Job Description

Tasks

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

Monitor control panels during pumping operations in order to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.

Operate engines and pumps in order to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.

Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.

Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.

Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools.

Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads.

Start compressor engines, and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment in order to recover natural gas from oil.

Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells in order to repressurize them and force oil to surface.

Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells.

Drive trucks in order to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells.

Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required.

Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations.

Mix acids, chemicals, or dry cement as required for a specific job.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Mechanical

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Repairing

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Equipment Maintenance

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Gross Body Equilibrium

The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

Alternate Job Title(s)

Gauger

Head Pumper

Lease Attendant

Lease Operator

Multi-Skilled Operator

Oil Field Pumper

Oil Pumper

Oil Well Pumper

Oil Well Service Operator

Oilfield Plant and Field Operator

Operations Technician

Production Operator

Pumper

Well Head Pumper

Well Tender

Wellhead Pumper

CompGeo Occupation Group: Mining

Job Family: Mining

Benchmark Title: Wellhead Pumpers

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