The Collar360

Pipeline pump operator

Other names

pipeline goods transfer operator, oil transfer operator, pump tender, pipe tender, pipeline tender, gas transfer operator

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They run pumps and hoses to move liquids and gases through pipes, watch gauges, turn valves and write down what they pump.

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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 gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.

  2. 2

    Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.

  3. 3

    Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage.

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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 d’installations de pompage et de pipelines/opératrice d’installations de pompage et de pipelines
español
operador de bombeo de oleoductos y gasoductos/operador de bombeo de oleoductos y gasoductos
العربية
مشغل مضخة الأنابيب / مشغلة مضخة الأنابيب
português
Operador de bombas de oleoduto/Operadora de bombas de oleoduto
Deutsch
Pipelinebediener/Pipelinebedienerin
italiano
conduttore di centrale di pompaggio/conduttrice di centrale di pompaggio

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