SOC 53-7072
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ65/100
High Risk
US Employment
๐ฅ12,600
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$60K
$38K โ $90K
Projected Growth
๐+2.6%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค67/100
High exposure
๐ก Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers face a risk score of 65/100 โ 21 points above the national average of 44. With 67/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $60K ($14K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 65/100, Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like chatbot displacement of customer-facing interactions are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 12,600 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in customer interaction and conflict resolution during delivery and emergency situation response and quick decision-making to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
Chatbot displacement of customer-facing interactions
Large language model automation of analysis tasks
AI-powered research and literature review tools
AI route optimization reducing dispatcher roles
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Customer interaction and conflict resolution during delivery
Emergency situation response and quick decision-making
Navigating unpredictable road and weather conditions
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
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.
Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage.
Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.
Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
๐ป Technology Skills
Facilities management software
Spreadsheet software
Office suite software
Electronic mail software
Word processing software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
Production and Processing
Mechanical
English Language
Mathematics
Administration and Management
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 25 | $62K | 80% |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 29 | $64K | 72% |
| Air Transportation Workers | 31 | $107K | 83% |