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- Manufacturing
- Annual Median Wage$ 75,140$59,490
$103,990
Annual NC Wage Range
Growth RateVery Slow Growing
- Gas Plant Operators distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
What do they typically do
- Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas
- Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems
- Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should
- Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air
- Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment
- Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment
- Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading
- Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications
Number of Jobs
Average AnnualJob Growth -0.3%Job Opening 14Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicenseN/AMore
NC Workforce CredentialsPrivate Training Programs159155Change -4