Will AI replace Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators?

What this score means

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators is among the least exposed roles in Transportation. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 13 out of 100 it scores 5 points below the Transportation average of 18. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 8 to 20, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators, most central first, showing 12 of 13.

• 01Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.
• 02Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.
• 03Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.
• 04Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.
• 05Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.
• 06Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.
• 07Submit daily reports on facility operations.
• 08Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.
• 09Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.
• 10Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures.
• 11Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, and replace filters and gaskets, using hand tools.
• 12Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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