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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

$49.33K Median Salary 8.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -5.2% Job Growth

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Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.

Reported Job Titles

Chemical Operator, Chlorination Operator, Multiskill Operator, Outside Operator, Process Operator, Spray Dry Operator, Vessel Operator

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Abilities

Control Precision

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Perceptual Speed

Far Vision

Information Ordering

Multilimb Coordination

Deductive Reasoning

Manual Dexterity

Reaction Time

Written Expression

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Flexibility of Closure

Inductive Reasoning

Rate Control

Selective Attention

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Auditory Attention

Category Flexibility

Finger Dexterity

Visual Color Discrimination

Visualization

Knowledge

Production and Processing

Chemistry

Mechanical

Computers and Electronics

English Language

Mathematics

Public Safety and Security

Law and Government

Administration and Management

Administrative

Engineering and Technology

Education and Training

Skills

Operation and Control

Operations Monitoring

Monitoring

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Reading Comprehension

Complex Problem Solving

Speaking

Active Learning

Coordination

Quality Control Analysis

Time Management

Troubleshooting

Writing

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Electronic mail software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Data base user interface and query software

Tools

Air dryers

Laboratory separators

Evaporative coolers

Storage tanks

Fans

Goggles

Water purification equipment

Chemical tanks

Gas recovery machinery

Pressure sensors

Processing tanks

Screw conveyor

Standard fermentation units

Flowmeters

Metal fabric media

Reamer

Density gradient fractionators

Respirators

Deionization or demineralization equipment

Logging instruments for water wells

Facial shields

Power buffers

Bi distillation units

Surface thermometers

Spectrometers

Welding masks

Gas chromatographs

Bucket conveyors

Rotating shakers

Collection tanks

Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories

Reverse osmosis equipment

Capacitance meters

Reactors or fermenters or digesters

Steam engines

Air filters

Turbine engines

Filtering machinery

Extracting equipment for laboratories

Special hoses

Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers

Hazardous material protective apparel

Thermocouple probes

Water softening accessories

Two way radios

Spray dryers

Ladders

Blowers

Air scrubbers

Fire extinguishers

Screwdrivers

Catalytic converters

Grease guns

Manometers

Rotary pumps

Gear pumps

Barometers

Vacuum pumps

Heat exchangers

Hydraulic accumulators

Belt conveyors

Chain conveyors

Centrifugal pumps

Laboratory evaporators

Humidifiers

Positive displacement pumps

Fire blankets

Safety shoes

Crystallizers

Reactors

Thermocouples

Spectrophotometers

Reciprocating compressors

Pipe wrenches

Colorimeters

Augers

Reciprocating pumps

Circulation heaters

Abilities

Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Rate Control: The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Skills

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software

Tools

Air dryers: Hopper dryers
Laboratory separators: Electrostatic precipitators
Evaporative coolers: Cooling towers
Storage tanks: Vacuum tanks
Fans: Centrifugal ventilators
Goggles: Safety goggles
Water purification equipment: Condensate demineralizers
Chemical tanks: Blending vessels; Chemical reactor vessels; Converter vessels
Gas recovery machinery: Gas expanders; Recovery units
Pressure sensors: Spring gauges
Processing tanks: Material hoppers
Screw conveyor: Conveyor augers
Standard fermentation units: Fermenters
Flowmeters: Electronic bubble meters; Electronic pump calibrators; Mass flow meters
Metal fabric media: Media filters
Reamer: Precision reamers
Density gradient fractionators: Universal fractionators
Respirators: Half-face respirators; Respirator hose masks
Deionization or demineralization equipment: Demineralizers
Logging instruments for water wells: Water logging tools
Facial shields: Protective face shields
Power buffers: Portable buffers
Bi distillation units: Water distillation units
Surface thermometers: Field thermometers
Spectrometers: Spectroscopes
Welding masks: Welding hoods
Gas chromatographs: Gas chromatographs GC
Bucket conveyors: Bucket elevators
Rotating shakers: Rotating equipment
Collection tanks: Collectors
Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories: Self-contained breathing apparatus
Reverse osmosis equipment: Low pressure reverse osmosis water treatment systems
Capacitance meters: Capacitance testers
Reactors or fermenters or digesters: Aerobic laboratory scale reactors; Anaerobic laboratory scale reactors; Digester apparatus; High-pressure/temperature reactors
Steam engines: Steam turbines
Air filters: Industrial filters
Turbine engines: Power production turbines
Filtering machinery: Filter presses
Extracting equipment for laboratories: Supercritical fluid extractors
Special hoses: Discharge hoses
Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers: Blenders
Hazardous material protective apparel: Personal protective suits
Thermocouple probes: Thermocouple temperature probes
Water softening accessories: Water softeners
Two way radios:
Spray dryers:
Ladders: Extension ladders
Blowers: Air cooling systems
Air scrubbers:
Fire extinguishers:
Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Catalytic converters:
Grease guns:
Manometers:
Rotary pumps:
Gear pumps:
Barometers:
Vacuum pumps: Automatic vacuum pumps
Heat exchangers: Heat exchanging units
Hydraulic accumulators:
Belt conveyors: Conveyer belt systems
Chain conveyors:
Centrifugal pumps: Centrifugal cargo pumps
Laboratory evaporators: Thermal evaporators
Humidifiers: Guitar humidifiers
Positive displacement pumps:
Fire blankets:
Safety shoes:
Crystallizers:
Reactors:
Thermocouples:
Spectrophotometers:
Reciprocating compressors:
Pipe wrenches:
Colorimeters:
Augers: Bucket augers; Hand augers
Reciprocating pumps:
Circulation heaters: