Pump Operators (Except Wellhead Pumpers)

Top 3 Pump Operator Jobs

  • Travel Nurse RN - OR - Operating Room - $2,720 per week - Froedtert Health - 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue - Milwaukee, WI

    Must be experienced with CADD pumps (epidural and nerve block pumps )

  • Perfusionist - $82-107 per hour - Community Medical Centers - Fresno, CA

    Perform set up of the heart-lung machine, intra-aortic balloon pump , autologous blood salvage ... during surgery o r respiratory/cardiac failure of patients. * Monitor operation of heart-lung ...

  • Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,016 per week - Lewisgale Medical Center - Roanoke, VA

    Preferred skills include being familiar with post- operative patients, competent with dressing ... Patient Ratios - 1:6. * Type of equipment - Baxter IV pumps , Medfusion pumps , SCD's. * EMR ...

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What Pump operators Do

Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.


Pump operator Salaries

  • 2020 employment: 11,100
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $49,580

Job Outlook for Pump operators

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: 1,400
  • Growth rate: 13 percent (Faster than average)

How to Become a Pump operator

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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