Life As a Wellhead Pumper

Wellhead Pumper Example Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

Daily Life Of a Wellhead Pumper

• Mix acids, chemicals, or dry cement as required for a specific job.
• Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
• Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
• Drive trucks to transport high-pressure pumping equipment, and chemicals, fluids, or gases to be pumped into wells.
• Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
• Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells.

Wellhead Pumper Required Skills

Below is a list of the skills most Wellhead Pumpers say are important on the job.

Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Types of Wellhead Pumper Jobs

• Pumper
• Oil Pumper
• Well Head Pumper
• Operations Technician
• Lease Operator

Job Opportunities for Wellhead Pumpers

In the United States, there were 11,500 jobs for Wellhead Pumpers in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 21.7% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 2,500 new jobs for Wellhead Pumpers by 2026. There will be an estimated 1,800 positions for Wellhead Pumper per year.

The states with the most job growth for Wellhead Pumpers are Texas, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Watch out if you plan on working in Montana, Kentucky, or West Virginia. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Wellhead Pumper Salary

The salary for Wellhead Pumpers ranges between about $31,280 and $79,930 a year. The median salary is $53,490.

How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in each U.S. state?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Colorado	$69,130
Wyoming	$63,120
Kentucky	$62,670
Montana	$61,020
Utah	$60,010
North Dakota	$59,030
Mississippi	$58,480
Arkansas	$57,940
New Mexico	$55,210
Texas	$54,690
Oklahoma	$51,900
Michigan	$50,590
California	$47,940
Kansas	$47,390
Louisiana	$47,300
Pennsylvania	$42,300
West Virginia	$42,230
Ohio	$39,860
Illinois	$33,730

What Tools do Wellhead Pumpers Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Wellhead Pumpers may use on a daily basis:

• Data entry software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word

Becoming a Wellhead Pumper

Are there Wellhead Pumper education requirements?

How many years of work experience do I need?

Who Employs Wellhead Pumpers?

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• Riggers
• Semiconductor Processors

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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