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AI Work Index

Headline risk

6%

Low Risk

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

United States AI Work Index53-7072

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

13.1 current · 13.5 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $60K

Median annual wage

Demand 3%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

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

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 60,020

Employment 2024

13.1K

Projected Change (2024–34)

2.6%

Openings (2024–34)

1.5K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 37,85025th pctl: USD 47,270Median: USD 60,02075th pctl: USD 75,160Top 10%: USD 89,660

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedProblem solving and decision makingFine motor

Tasks

  • 1. Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordComputerized maintenance management system CMMSOperational databases

Requirements

No education requirement: 54.2%High school diploma: 45.8%On-the-job training: 15.71%Prior work experience: 52.5%Specific vocational preparation: 45.1%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 72.6%Work pace: <10%

Work context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 5.0/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.8/5
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment 4.7/5
Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions 4.7/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.6/5
Telephone Conversations 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 44.7 · 63K employed

Under 25: 11% · 25–54: 57% · 55+: 30%

Related

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

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