Skip to content
AI Work Index

Headline risk

17%

Moderate Risk

Gas plant operators

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

16.2 current · 14.8 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $83K

Median annual wage

Demand -9%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 7% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 83,400

Employment 2024

16.2K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-8.8%

Openings (2024–34)

1.3K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 59,04025th pctl: USD 73,150Median: USD 83,40075th pctl: USD 100,000Top 10%: USD 109,350

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows. AI use: 100%
  • 3. Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Contact maintenance crews when necessary. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Google AndroidMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Word

Requirements

Certificate: 12.2%Certificate: 87.8%Minimum education level: <15%Minimum education level: 93.5%

Work context

Telephone Conversations 4.9/5
E-Mail 4.6/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.5/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.5/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.4/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.4/5

Worker profile

Median age 41.6 · 118K employed

Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 69% · 55+: 21%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

Browse roles