How do they match: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

  • Petroleum Refinery Worker

  • Perform tests to check the qualities and grades of products, such as assessing levels of bottom sediment, water, and foreign materials in oil samples, using centrifugal testers.
  • Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
  • Verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.

  • Calculate weights, volumes or other characteristics of materials.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.
  • Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.