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O*NET-SOC 53-7073.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Wellhead Pumpers?

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

Estimated AI task exposure
24%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

14 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

31/100

Physical moat

42/100

Human moat

24/100

Rating coverage

100%

14 task statements / 14 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Gauge oil and gas production.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.88
Monitor pumps and flow lines for gas and fluid leaks.
Importance 90/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.86
Monitor control panels during pumping operations to ensure that materials are being pumped at the correct pressure, density, rate, and concentration.
Importance 82/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.83
Operate engines and pumps to shut off wells according to production schedules, and to switch flow of oil into storage tanks.
Importance 82/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.81
Start compressor engines and divert oil from storage tanks into compressor units and auxiliary equipment to recover natural gas from oil.
Importance 84/100Relevance 68/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.72
Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
Importance 70/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.72
Repair gas and oil meters and gauges.
Importance 74/100Relevance 75/100Frequency 46/100Weight 0.67
Open valves to return compressed gas to bottoms of specified wells to repressurize them and force oil to surface.
Importance 79/100Relevance 57/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.67
Change water filters.
Importance 76/100Relevance 60/100Frequency 46/100Weight 0.62
Supervise oil pumpers and other workers engaged in producing oil from wells.
Importance 68/100Relevance 59/100Frequency 53/100Weight 0.61

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$69,960

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

17,990

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-2.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

2

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

19 points lower exposure • 87% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

19 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

19 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

19 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

5%

19 points lower exposure • 86% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,880 Growth 2025–2035: +2.3% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

18 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

more physical-world work, lower AI leverage

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    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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