Time left: 4 years and 4 months · Group: Production
The official job description
Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What gas plant operators do all day (for now)
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Start and shut down plant equipment.
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Also known as
Bulk Gas Specialist, Compressor Technician (Compressor Tech), Engine Room Operator, Field Gauger, Fuel Attendant, Gas Controller, Gas Dispatcher, Gas Distribution Plant Operator
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace gas plant operators?
Oh hell yes. And sooner than you think. By my count you have 4 years and 4 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces gas plant operators?
4 years and 4 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which gas plant operators tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed. The rest follows.