Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

• J - Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
• J1 - Machine Operators in Manufacturing
• J11 - Central Control and Process Operators in Manufacturing and Processing

J112 - Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Process Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with monitoring and operating petroleum, gas, petrochemical, industrial and agricultural chemical, explosive and pharmaceutical plants.

• Example Titles

  • Acid plant operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Boardman / woman, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Cell room operator, chlor-alkali plant, petroleum and chem
  • Chief operator, chemical processing
  • Distiller, chemical and chemical products
  • Distiller, turpentine and rosin manufacturing
  • Distiller, wood distillation and charcoal
  • Explosives process operator
  • Fractionator operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Gas field operator
  • Gas plant operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Gas recovery operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Gas well operator
  • Lead operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Liquifaction plant operator, petroleum and chemical proces
  • Master operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Oil field battery operator
  • Panel operator, pipeline compressor station
  • Petroleum process operator, petroleum and chemical process
  • Pharmaceutical operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Pharmaceutical process operator
  • Polymerization-kettle operator, chemical and chemical prod
  • Process technician, chemical products
  • Processing operator, chemical and chemical products, centr
  • Processing operator, pharmaceutical, central control
  • Refinery operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Senior operator, explosives, central control
  • Senior operator, petroleum and chemical processing
  • Still operator, chemical and chemical products

• Exclusion

  • Operators of mixing, blending and other single function processing machines (See J131 Chemical Plant Machine Operators)
  • Supervisors of petroleum, gas and chemincal process operators (See J012 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities)