Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a petroleum pump system operator can go next

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

Petroleum pump system operators tend pumps that keep the circulation of oil and derived products running smoothly. They monitor the flow within the pipes at a refinery and test the equipment to ensure minimum disruptions. Pump systems operators work from a highly automated control room, where they communicate with other workers to coordinate pump activities. Pump system operators undertake minor repairs and maintenance, and report as called for.

Technicians and associate professionals 23 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: gauger, 52%

gauger 52% covered gas processing plant control … 45% covered oil refinery control room ope… 44% covered refinery shift manager 36% covered mine control room operator 35% covered petroleum pump system ope… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from petroleum pump system operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a petroleum pump system operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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petroleum pump system 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a petroleum pump system operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.