Gas system operator vs outside operator

The differences between gas system operators and outside operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a gas system operator and an outside operator. Additionally, a gas system operator has an average salary of $60,029, which is higher than the $40,793 average annual salary of an outside operator.

The top three skills for a gas system operator include SCADA, and . The most important skills for an outside operator are patrol, golf carts, and cart barn.

Gas system operator vs outside operator overview

	Gas System Operator	Outside Operator
Yearly salary	$60,029	$40,793
Hourly rate	$28.86	$19.61
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	41,580	47,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Gas system operator vs outside operator salary

Gas system operators and outside operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gas System Operator	Outside Operator
Average salary	$60,029	$40,793
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $126,000	Between $29,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gas system operator and outside operator education

There are a few differences between a gas system operator and an outside operator in terms of educational background:

	Gas System Operator	Outside Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Duke University	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gas system operator vs outside operator demographics

Here are the differences between gas system operators' and outside operators' demographics:

	Gas System Operator	Outside Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 94.7% Female, 5.3%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 1.7% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 1.8% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between gas system operator and outside operator duties and responsibilities

Gas system operator example responsibilities.

Monitor gauges and ensure that safety practices and regulations are strictly enforce.
Operate and maintain all pneumatic, DDC and VAV heating and cooling systems.

Outside operator example responsibilities.

Manage multiple large volume fermentation tanks simultaneously.
Used LOTO, permitting and procedures to ensure safe release of equipment.
Monitor process and equipment operating conditions through field gauges and DCS readings.
Perform facility wide LOTO on all equipment that work are to be perform on.
Load acrylamide, acrylic acid, and caustic onto trailers and railcars using industry standard PPE.
Monitor and adjust distillation variables such as: temperature, flow rate, pressure, and time.

Gas system operator vs outside operator skills

Common gas system operator skills

SCADA, 100%

Common outside operator skills

Patrol, 27%
Golf Carts, 10%
Cart Barn, 6%
Outside Operations, 5%
Golf Balls, 4%
Cart Fleet, 4%