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Gauger

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Gager Oil field gauger Oil gauger Oil refiner Oil well gauger Pipeline gauger Refinery gauger Rig gauger Well gauger

Gaugers test oil during the processing and before dispatch. They control pumping systems and regulate the flow of oil into the pipelines.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting up, starting, controlling, adjusting and stopping machines and plant;
(b) Monitoring reaction processes and transfers of products in conformity with safety procedures;
(c) Monitoring meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines;
(d) Measuring, weighing and loading chemical ingredients following formulation cards;
(e) Making samples and performing routine chemical and physical tests of products and recording production data;
(f) Cleaning and performing minor repairs to machines and plant.

Knowledge

  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics and metal trades

Digital competencies

  • Operating pumping systems or equipment
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Monitoring operational activities
  • Measuring dimensions and related properties

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.


Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Physical and engineering science technicians

Mining and metallurgical technicians

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Mining and metallurgical technicians

421

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,78%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

37,29% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

38,82%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,02%

Part-time contracts

1,20% Turnover index

143

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Physical and engineering science technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Mining and metallurgical technicians

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
17%
Between 1 and 2 years
20%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
16%
Manufacturing
29%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
29%
Transportation and storage
9%
Education
8%
Construction
5%
Others
20%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.