3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators
Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas. Tasks include - (a) operating electronic or computerized control panels from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units; (b) adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment; (c) controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment; (d) verifying equipment for malfunctions, testing well pipes for leaks and fractures and arranging for maintenance; (e) analysing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Blender operator (petroleum and natural gas refining ) - Gas plant operator - Paraffin plant operator - Petroleum process operator - Refinery process technician - Still operator (petroleum and natural gas refining) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Chemical processing plant controller - 3133 - Chemical products plant and machine operator - 8131.
Where 3134 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
- >>31 Science and Engineering Associate Professionals
- >>>313 Process Control Technicians
- >>>>3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators
- >>>>3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators
3134 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
- 026a5233-cad9-4b1d-8852-22c2685ab34ebroadpetroleum pump system operator
- 217e7ae2-605d-4225-afd2-6319c2408116broadoil refinery control room operator
- 47ae3ed9-e03c-450e-9ea8-aab317545adcbroadgas processing plant control room operator
- 7afeee90-5672-470d-b061-24ffaafb2fc9broadrefinery shift manager
- d26a941d-443a-4301-a648-3cb3a4427775broadgas processing plant operator
Other ISCO-08 codes under 3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 3134?
- ISCO-08 3134 is "Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators". Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas. Tasks include - (a) operating electronic or computerized control panels from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units; (b) adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment; (c) controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment; (d) verifying equipment for malfunctions, testing well pipes for leaks and fractures and arranging for maintenance; (e) analysing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Blender operator (petroleum and natural gas refining ) - Gas plant operator - Paraffin plant operator - Petroleum process operator - Refinery process technician - Still operator (petroleum and natural gas refining) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Chemical processing plant controller - 3133 - Chemical products plant and machine operator - 8131.
- How does ISCO-08 3134 map to other classification systems?
- 3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (026a5233-cad9-4b1d-8852-22c2685ab34e, 217e7ae2-605d-4225-afd2-6319c2408116, 47ae3ed9-e03c-450e-9ea8-aab317545adc, +2 more); SOC 2018 (51-8092, 51-8093, 53-7071, +1 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 3134?
- 3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators sits under 3134 Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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