Pump operators need to:

Communicate

• Understand spoken information.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Listen to others and ask questions.
• Understand written information.

Reason and Problem Solve

• Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
• Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
• Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
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• Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
• Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

• Check how well one is learning or doing something.

Work with Things

• Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operate and control equipment.
• Determine the causes of technical problems and find solutions for them.
• Maintain equipment on a routine basis. Determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Perceive and Visualize

• Quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns.