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Jobs Similar to Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Also called: Gas Compressor Station Operators

The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to gas compressor and gas pumping station operators, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Pump Operators, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers and Power Plant Operators.

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators: $77,320 median pay · usual preparation: High school.

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

The 20 most similar careers

  1. 1Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

    83% similar · $61,770 (−20%) · High school · Same group

  2. 2Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

    83% similar · $96,710 (+25%) · High school

  3. 3Power Plant Operators

    83% similar · $102,040 (+32%) · High school

  4. 4Wellhead Pumpers

    82% similar · $69,960 (−10%) · High school · Same group

  5. 5Biomass Plant Technicians

    82% similar · $102,040 (broader group) · High school

  6. 6Biofuels Processing Technicians

    82% similar · $62,470 (broader group) · High school

  7. 7Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

    82% similar · $46,460 (−40%) · High school

  8. 8Gas Plant Operators

    82% similar · $87,820 (+14%) · High school

  9. 9Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

    81% similar · $60,020 (−22%) · High school

  10. 10Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

    81% similar · $78,620 (+2%) · Training or associate

  11. 11Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

    81% similar · $41,330 (−47%) · High school

  12. 12Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

    80% similar · $52,800 (−32%) · High school

  13. 13Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

    80% similar · $54,430 (−30%) · High school

  14. 14Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

    80% similar · $46,330 (−40%) · High school

  15. 15Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

    80% similar · $50,140 (−35%) · High school

  16. 16Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

    80% similar · $38,180 (−51%) · High school

  17. 17Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

    80% similar · $102,040 (broader group) · Training or associate

  18. 18Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

    80% similar · $46,350 (−40%) · High school

  19. 19Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    80% similar · $48,990 (−37%) · High school

  20. 20Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

    80% similar · $46,550 (−40%) · High school

Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology

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Questions about jobs like gas compressor and gas pumping station operators

What jobs are most similar to gas compressor and gas pumping station operators?

By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Pump Operators (83% similar), Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (83% similar), Power Plant Operators (83% similar), Wellhead Pumpers (82% similar) and Biomass Plant Technicians (82% similar).

Which jobs like gas compressor and gas pumping station operators pay more?

Among the 20 most similar careers, Power Plant Operators ($102,040, +32%; usually a high school diploma), Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($96,710, +25%; usually a high school diploma) and Gas Plant Operators ($87,820, +14%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with gas compressor and gas pumping station operators ($77,320). Without more preparation than gas compressor and gas pumping station operators usually need: Power Plant Operators, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers and Gas Plant Operators.

How is the similarity percentage worked out?

We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses