Pump house technician vs gauger

The differences between pump house technicians and gaugers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a pump house technician and a gauger. Additionally, a gauger has an average salary of $46,617, which is higher than the $42,081 average annual salary of a pump house technician.

The top three skills for a pump house technician include hand tools, preventative maintenance and CDL. The most important skills for a gauger are LACT, API, and safety rules.

Pump house technician vs gauger overview

	Pump House Technician	Gauger
Yearly salary	$42,081	$46,617
Hourly rate	$20.23	$22.41
Growth rate	14%	-
Number of jobs	47,299	59
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	2	2

Pump house technician vs gauger salary

Pump house technicians and gaugers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pump House Technician	Gauger
Average salary	$42,081	$46,617
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $58,000	Between $23,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between pump house technician and gauger education

There are a few differences between a pump house technician and a gauger in terms of educational background:

	Pump House Technician	Gauger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pump house technician vs gauger demographics

Here are the differences between pump house technicians' and gaugers' demographics:

	Pump House Technician	Gauger
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 85.9% Female, 14.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between pump house technician and gauger duties and responsibilities

Pump house technician example responsibilities.

Work on active frac sites monitoring tank levels, and operating pumps.
Refurbish and replace cracked manifolds on frac units.replace worn out valves on pumps as needed.
Labor on oil field equipment, maintaining components inside of frac-ing pump, replacing valves, suction retainers, plungers etc.
Install pumps, piping, plumbing, electrical, ladders, paint, then disassemble, ship and install on location.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Maintain exterior of hospital by planting/pruning flowers/bushes and mowing grass on a weekly basis

Gauger example responsibilities.

Switch out meters and done maintenance on Lact pumping units.
Correspond frequently with production foreman and relief pumper.
Supervise several service rig operations.

Pump house technician vs gauger skills

Common pump house technician skills

Hand Tools, 13%
Preventative Maintenance, 11%
CDL, 10%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Vacuum Pumps, 7%
Safety Rules, 7%

Common gauger skills

LACT, 63%
API, 19%
Safety Rules, 7%
Storage Tanks, 4%
Flow Rates, 2%
Oil Tanks, 2%