Water pumper vs outside operator

The differences between water pumpers 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 water pumper and an outside operator. Additionally, a water pumper has an average salary of $56,410, which is higher than the $40,793 average annual salary of an outside operator.

The top three skills for a water pumper include pump stations, and . The most important skills for an outside operator are patrol, golf carts, and cart barn.

Water pumper vs outside operator overview

	Water Pumper	Outside Operator
Yearly salary	$56,410	$40,793
Hourly rate	$27.12	$19.61
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	4,146	47,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Water pumper vs outside operator salary

Water pumpers and outside operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Water Pumper	Outside Operator
Average salary	$56,410	$40,793
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $101,000	Between $29,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between water pumper and outside operator education

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

	Water Pumper	Outside Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Water pumper vs outside operator demographics

Here are the differences between water pumpers' and outside operators' demographics:

	Water Pumper	Outside Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 1.9% White, 71.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%	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 water pumper and outside operator duties and responsibilities

Water pumper example responsibilities.

Manage water usage plumbing repair electronics repair inventory control.
Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and vernier calipers.
Clean tanks and gravity filter beds including sedimentation clarifiers.
Measure acidity and alkalinity of clarifier overflow to determine efficiency of impurity recovery, using pH meter.

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.

Water pumper vs outside operator skills

Common water pumper skills

Pump Stations, 100%

Common outside operator skills

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