Gas Plant Operators:

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Also includes:

Gas Plant Operators:

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Also includes

About the Job

Primary Industry	Manufacturing
Indiana Average Salary	$67,000.00
Average Time to Fill	37 days
Typical Education	Post-secondary certificate or some college courses
Typical Experience	Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Current Openings
2 Year Projected Openings (2016-2018)	35
2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2018)	-1.67 %
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026)	173
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026)	-8.59 %

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Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Information Gathering
Work Ethic
Oral Communication
Following Directions
Problem-solving
Numerical and Arithmetic Application

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Controlling Machines and Processes

Prepare plant for startup and/or shutdown
Operate industrial production equipment
Control operation of compressors
Operate processing equipment
Operate power or hand tools in industrial, production, or manufacturing environments
Control pumps or pumping equipment
Operate gas or petroleum distribution equipment
Operate laboratory equipment

Handling and Moving Objects

Install generating plant equipment
Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow
Adjust industrial, manufacturing, or production equipment
Don/Doff industrial, production, or manufacturing related Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Collect samples for analysis or testing

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Repair production equipment or tools
Repair mechanical equipment or machinery
Clean water, chemical, or gas processing tools, equipment, or machinery
Clean production equipment
Maintain manufacturing or production equipment

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Analyze test results
Test materials to verify safety standards
Inspect industrial, production, or manufacturing machinery and equipment
Inspect production equipment
Perform industrial, production, or manufacturing related safety inspection

Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification	Certi - fication	Certification	Hard to Fill	Expensive to Fill
Project Management
Budgeting
Technical Writing / Editing
Sales
System Operation