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Where a gas station operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a gas station operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Gas station operators process gases for compression, transmission or recovery by using gas, steam or electric engine compressors. They perform chemical tests on gases and are responsible for pumps and pipelines operations.

Also known as ethylene compressor operator, gas pumping station operative, butadiene compressor operator, gas-compressor operative, gas pumping station operator, gas compressor and gas pumping station operative, gas-compressor operator, butane compressor operator, gas compressor station operator, gas compressor and gas pumping station operator.

Technicians and associate professionals 22 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: gas processing plant supervisor, 41%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
gas processing plant supervis… 41% covered air separation plant operator 31% covered chemical processing plant con… 30% covered soap drier operator 26% covered soap maker 24% covered gas station operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from gas station operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a gas station operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A gas station operator needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • tend compressor engine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • test oxygen purity information skills
  • record production data information skills
  • operate gas extraction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • read gas meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • comply with pipeline transport regulations assisting and caring
  • operate pumping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure correct gas pressure working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use chemical analysis equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • monitor valves information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a gas station operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Gas station operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a gas station operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.