CAREER
Salary Median (2020)
$60,720
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+4.2% (slower than the average)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.
Field Operator, Lease Attendant, Lease Operator, Oilfield Plant Operator, Pumper, Well Field Technician, Well Head Pumper, Well Tender, Wellhead Pumper
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (40%)
Less than high school diploma
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
This page includes information from theO*NET 26.1 Databaseby the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under theCC BY 4.0license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
