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Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Salary in TN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators in TN have a median annual salary of $45,350. Recorded earnings range from $39,620 at the 10th percentile to $60,220 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$45,350

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.80

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,620
10th
$43,410
25th
$45,350
Median
$56,290
75th
$60,220
90th

Local compared with national

TN

$45,350

Median annual · 2025

United States

$77,320

Median annual · 2025

The TN median is 41.3% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $31,970).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.1
  8. 8.TroubleshootingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.WritingImportance 3.0
  10. 10.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software

Common tasks

  • Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.
  • Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.
  • Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.
  • Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.
  • Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.
  • Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.
  • Submit daily reports on facility operations.
  • Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.
  • Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.
  • Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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