Gas Plant Operators

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

What They Do

Gas plant operators run equipment that processes and moves natural gas through pipeline systems. They monitor computerized control panels that track gas pressure, flow rates, and quality measurements across extensive networks. Throughout their shifts, they adjust compressors, valves, and other machinery to maintain the precise pressure needed to safely transport gas to homes, businesses, and industrial customers. The work involves reading gauges and instruments, recording operational data, and responding quickly when pressure levels or other readings fall outside normal ranges.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Nicholls State University, LA
$63,555
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Lackawanna College, PA
$63,377
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(certificate)Lewis and Clark Community College, IL
$61,659
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Bossier Parish Community College, LA
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Casper College, WY
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, PA
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Coastal Bend College, TX
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Eastern Arizona College, AZ
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Fletcher Technical Community College, LA
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, IL
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Williston State College, ND
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Big Sandy Community and Technical College, KY
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Bismarck State College, ND
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Western Wyoming Community College, WY
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Westmoreland County Community College, PA
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Aims Community College, CO
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Lone Star College System, TX
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Madisonville Community College, KY
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Midland College, TX
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Navarro College, TX
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)North Central Texas College, TX
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Northern Wyoming Community College District, WY
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, OK
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Palo Alto College, TX
$59,357
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians(associates)Pierpont Community and Technical College, WV
$59,357

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