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How exposed to AI is a Wellhead Pumper?

Of the 16 tasks O*NET lists for wellhead pumpers, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 16 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Field OperatorLease AttendantLease OperatorOilfield Plant OperatorPumperWell Field TechnicianWell Head PumperWell TenderWellhead Pumper
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
16
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
16k
people do this job in the US
52 of 52
least protected in transport

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Cannot be sped up

16
  • Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks
  • Gauge oil and gas production
  • Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil
  • Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration
  • Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks
  • Repair gas and oil meters and gauges
  • Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment
  • Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface
  • Change water filters
  • Prepare trucks and equipment necessary for the type of pumping service required
  • Attach pumps and hoses to wellheads
  • Mix acids, chemicals, or dry cement as required for a specific job
  • Unload and assemble pipes and pumping equipment, using hand tools
  • Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells
  • Drive trucks to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells
  • Control pumping and blending equipment to acidize, cement, or fracture gas or oil wells and permeable rock formations
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.