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Gas station operator

Other names

ethylene compressor operator, gas pumping station operative, butadiene compressor operator, gas-compressor operative, gas pumping station operator, gas compressor and gas pumping station operative, gas-compressor operator, butane compressor operator, gas compressor station operator, gas compressor and gas pumping station operator

Gas and fuels

They run pumps and engines that move gas, check meters and gauges, test the gas, and write down the readings.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.

  2. 2

    Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.

  3. 3

    Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
opérateur/opératrice de station de gaz
español
operador de instalación de gas/operadora de instalación de gas
العربية
مشغل محطة الغاز / مشغلة محطة الغاز
português
Operador de estação de gás/Operadora de estação de gás
Deutsch
Steuerer von Gasanlagen/Steuererin von Gasanlagen
italiano
operatore di centrale di compressione del gas/operatrice di centrale di compressione del gas

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