Pipeline pump operator to petroleum pump system operator
A pipeline pump operator already meets 25% of what the petroleum pump system operator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.7/ 100
1 How much of what a petroleum pump system operator is expected to do is already part of a pipeline pump operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the petroleum pump system operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A petroleum pump system operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a pipeline pump operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- monitor fuel storage tanks
- operate hydraulic pumps
- operate pumping equipment
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A petroleum pump system operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pipeline pump operator background worth leading with.
- already held adjust tightness of pump components constructing
- already held monitor fuel storage tanks information skills
- already held manage fuelling system handling and moving
- already held contribute to bilge and ballast operations working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate hydraulic pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate pumping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the petroleum pump system operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn coordinate remote communications required
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held write production reports optional
- still to learn monitor the transfer of oil required
- still to learn verify oil circulation required
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- still to learn control pumping operations in petroleum production required
- still to learn synchronise pumphouse activities required
- still to learn inspect pipelines required
- optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
- still to learn chemistry required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a petroleum pump system operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor the transfer of oil practise this
- 02 control pumping operations in petroleum production practise this
- 03 inspect pipelines practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held monitor fuel storage tanks skill
- already held operate hydraulic pumps skill
- already held operate pumping equipment skill
- already held adjust tightness of pump components skill
- already held contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
- already held manage fuelling system skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn manage emergency procedures required
- still to learn set equipment controls required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held write production reports optional
23 held skills the petroleum pump system operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
- not needed by the target role maintain pipeline coating properties skill
- not needed by the target role maintain tanks skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- not needed by the target role monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline skill
- not needed by the target role operate hydraulic jack lift skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role pipeline coating properties knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
- not needed by the target role pump products skill
- not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role rigging terminology knowledge
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role transfer liquid goods skill
- not needed by the target role transfer oil skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn chemistry required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a pipeline pump operator become a petroleum pump system operator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A pipeline pump operator already covers 25% of what a petroleum pump system operator is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 3 of which the petroleum pump system operator role treats as required.
What skills does a pipeline pump operator need to become a petroleum pump system operator?
12 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is monitor the transfer of oil.
How hard is the move from pipeline pump operator to petroleum pump system operator?
Its learning distance is 69.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.