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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Natural Gas Technician (Natural Gas Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #486 of 702. Estimated risk: 85.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

51%

“Natural Gas Technician (Natural Gas Tech)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 51% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

57%

“Natural Gas Technician (Natural Gas Tech)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 57% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Power Plant Operators, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

Avg. Annual Salary $95,990
Avg. Hourly Wage $46.15
Available Jobs (US) 30,720
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Power Plant Operators #51-8013
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Power Plant Operators”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Record and compile operational data by completing and maintaining forms, logs, or reports.

  • Monitor power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.

  • Diagnose or troubleshoot problems with gas collection systems.

  • Analyze the layout, instrumentation, or function of electrical generation or transmission facilities.

  • Start or stop generators, auxiliary pumping equipment, turbines, or other power plant equipment as necessary.

  • Operate landfill gas, methane, or natural gas fueled electrical generation systems.

  • Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status.

  • Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as water levels, based on instrument data or from computers.

  • Trace electrical circuitry to ensure compliance of electrical systems with applicable codes or laws.

  • Repair or replace gas piping.

  • Prepare and submit compliance, operational, and safety forms or reports.

  • Operate, control, or monitor equipment, such as acid or gas carbon dioxide removal units, carbon dioxide compressors, or pipelines, to capture, store, or transport carbon dioxide exhaust.

  • Communicate with systems operators to regulate and coordinate line voltages and transmission loads and frequencies.

  • Place standby emergency electrical generators on line in emergencies and monitor the temperature, output, and lubrication of the system.

  • Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.

  • Operate or maintain distributed power generation equipment, including fuel cells or microturbines, to produce energy on-site for manufacturing or other commercial purposes.

  • Take regulatory action, based on readings from charts, meters and gauges, at established intervals.

  • Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment.

  • Verify that well field monitoring data conforms to applicable regulations.

  • Operate, control, or monitor gasifiers or related equipment, such as coolers, water quenches, water gas shifts reactors, or sulfur recovery units, to produce syngas or electricity from coal.

  • Control or maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feedwater heaters, filters, or chlorinators, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, or auxiliary power.

  • Make adjustments or minor repairs, such as tightening leaking gland or pipe joints.

  • Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration.

  • Receive outage calls and request necessary personnel during power outages or emergencies.

  • Operate, control, or monitor integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) or related equipment, such as air separation units, to generate electricity from coal.

  • Monitor well fields periodically to ensure proper functioning and performance.

  • Collect oil, water, or electrolyte samples for laboratory analysis.

  • Open and close valves and switches in sequence to start or shut down auxiliary units.

  • Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generating stations and substations.

  • Examine and test electrical power distribution machinery and equipment, using testing devices.

Technologies & Software

  • Teknik Segala OSI Plant Information PI System
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • SAP software
  • Distributed control system DCS
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Sight Machine AI
  • Gas field monitoring system software
  • Operational Data Store ODS software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Yokogawa FAST/TOOLS
  • Landtec System Software LFG Pro
  • Interlock shutdown systems
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • General Electric Mark VI Integrated Control System ICS
  • Landfill gas analysis software
  • Continuous emissions monitoring systems CEMS
  • Siemens Teleperm
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Operating system software
  • General Electric Mark VI Distributed Control System DCS
  • Siemens Power Plant Automation SPPA
  • DeepSeek
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • Email software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Safety instrumented system SIS software
  • Web browser software
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Microsoft Access
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Emerson Ovation
  • Level transmitters
  • Oil filters
  • Belt conveyors
  • Flow meters
  • Steam gauges
  • Condensers
  • Oil guns
  • Water treatment equipment
  • Straight screwdrivers
  • Chain conveyors
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Electrical switch gear
  • Air compressors
  • Dataloggers
  • Impact crushers
  • Mainframe computers
  • Water heaters
  • Pulverizers
  • Steam driven turbogenerators
  • Air samplers
  • Analog panel meters
  • Excitation systems
  • Micro anemometers
  • Personal computers
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Water samplers
  • Attemperators
  • Notebook computers
  • Claw hammers
  • Fire tube boilers
  • Digital panel meters
  • Limit switches
  • Grease dispensing guns
  • Gas generators
  • Temperature transmitters
  • Pressure gauges
  • Turbine flow meters
  • Flue gas desulferization systems
  • Signal converters
  • Screens
  • Open flares
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Rotameters
  • Boiler gauge glasses
  • Steam turbines
  • Water gauges
  • Combustion engines
  • Air filtration mask
  • Brushless direct current DC motors
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Circulating fluidized bed CFB boilers
  • Enclosed flares
  • Heat recovery steam generators
  • Igniters
  • Flow transmitters
  • Diesel driven generators
  • Desktop computers
  • Backhoes
  • Shell and tube heat exchangers
  • Dry scrubber systems
  • Hand sampling pumps
  • Digital readouts
  • Purge pumps
  • Hard hats
  • Cooling towers
  • Plate exchangers
  • Heat pumps
  • Bucket elevators
  • Vibration monitors
  • Multiple gas monitors
  • Gas detectors
  • Combustion turbines
  • Flow monitoring equipment
  • Switch yard equipment
  • Geothermal binary turbines
  • Skid steer loaders
  • Pressure transmitters
  • Wet scrubbers
  • Utility trucks
  • Portable gas-powered generators
  • Pressure valves
  • Combustible gas monitors
  • Absorbers
  • Panel boards
  • Selective non-catalytic reactors
  • Soot blowers
  • Unit governors
  • Water pumps
  • Steam distribution systems
  • Gas leak detectors
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Air heaters
  • Coal dryers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Selective catalytic reactors
  • Fin fan heat exchangers
  • Water softeners
  • Dump trucks
  • Control boards
  • Screw conveyors
  • Grease guns
  • Temperature sensors
  • Transformer controls
  • Steam condensers
  • Power transformers
  • Orifice plates
  • Touch screen monitors
  • Infrared analyzers
  • Catalytic sensors
  • Conductivity probes
  • Annunciators
  • Water filters
  • Blowers
  • Oxygen analyzers
  • Motor compressors

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