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O*NET-SOC 53-7072.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers?

Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.

Estimated AI task exposure
45%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

14 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

52/100

Physical moat

47/100

Human moat

16/100

Rating coverage

100%

14 task statements / 14 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

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.
Importance 87/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.82
Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.
Importance 84/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.82
Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
Importance 85/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.81
Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
Importance 84/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.81
Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
Importance 76/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.80
Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools.
Importance 80/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.79
Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage.
Importance 85/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.77
Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment.
Importance 79/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.77
Tend vessels that store substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials, checking levels of substances by using calibrated rods or by reading mercury gauges and tank charts.
Importance 80/100Relevance 70/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.72
Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.
Importance 71/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.66

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$61,770

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

9,780

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.3%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

40 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

40 points lower exposure • 78% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

40 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

39 points lower exposure • 79% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

40 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8%

37 points lower exposure • 80% profile similarity

Median wage: $79,870 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 11

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

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