According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should. | 93% |
| Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment. | 92% |
| Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas. | 90% |
| Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment. | 90% |
| Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows. | 88% |
| Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading. | 88% |
| Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems. | 86% |
| Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems. | 86% |
| Start and shut down plant equipment. | 85% |
| Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed. | 85% |
| Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air. | 83% |
| Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions. | 83% |
| Contact maintenance crews when necessary. | 80% |
| Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks. | 80% |
| Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed. | 80% |
| Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment. | 77% |
| Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus. | 75% |
| Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems. | 67% |
| Change charts in recording meters. | 65% |
