Takeover Tracker
43%medium risk
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
vs

70 shared · 16 different

core competencies

44%medium risk
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricGas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station OperatorsPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Risk Score43.0%43.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile87th89th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 136 / 14
Median Salary$71,510$60,020
Employment5K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Production and Processing
Administration and Management
Controlling Machines and Processes
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Analyzing Data or Information
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Customer and Personal Service
Chemistry
Extent Flexibility

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

30%

total discount

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

28%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

5 of 13 at risk
88%Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.
88%Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.
87%Submit daily reports on facility operations.
86%Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.
53%Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

6 of 14 at risk
88%Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
86%Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
86%Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
78%Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
77%Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.

Wage Comparison

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers earns -$11,490(-16%) vs Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station OperatorsPump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
10th
$43,950$37,850
25th
$57,520$47,270
Median
$71,510$60,020
75th
$88,090$75,160
90th
$98,350$89,660

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators2028–2035
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

$40,796

from $71,510

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

$33,893

from $60,020

After adjusting for AI risk, Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators offers $6,903 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Gas

0

Unique to Pump

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
Creativity
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