Gas Production, Processing and Transmission Workers

How to become a Gas Storage and Distribution Worker

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 燃气储运工

Also called: LPG Depot Operator, LNG Storage and Transport Worker, Gas Distribution Station Operator, Steelworks Gas Safety Worker, Gas Network Operator, Gas Installation and Repair Technician, CNG Station Operator

Uses compression, refrigeration, storage tank, filling and pipe network equipment to load, unload, store, distribute and safely handle gas, and installs, runs and maintains gas networks.

Main tasks

Operating compression, refrigeration, storage tank and other equipment to store and distribute liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas
Operating natural gas storage, compression, pretreatment, loading and other equipment to treat, store, load, meter and transport natural gas
Operating gas compression, drying, pressure regulating and distribution equipment to send gas out to users
Operating filling equipment to fill gas containers
Commissioning, running, pressure regulating, leak patrolling, pipe locating, fault finding and emergency repair on town gas networks with specialist equipment and tools
Installing gas fittings and appliances for customers, connecting and purging them, carrying out safety checks and repairs, with equipment and tools
Keeping safe while working with alarms, breathing apparatus, shut off valves and similar
Providing explosion, lightning, static and other safety protection in the work area
Checking and maintaining production equipment and dealing quickly with problems or faults

Ways in

Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Technology (420401). Vocational major 420401 Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Technology (油气储运技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation (620401). Vocational major 620401 Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation (油气储运), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向).

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥79,000 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥55,300 to CN¥123,900. One in ten earn less than CN¥42,100 and one in ten more than CN¥188,500.
This is the figure for the mid group Electricity, Heat, Gas and Water Production and Distribution Workers, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥112,870 a year (2025), middle half CN¥83,100 to CN¥137,206.
This is the figure for the minor group Gas Production, Processing and Transmission Workers, not for this job alone.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Electricity, Heat, Gas and Water Production and Distribution Workers holds 0.14% of everyone employed in China; 17.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
30.1% are under 35, 56% are 35 to 54 and 13.9% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 40 to 44.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Gas Storage and Distribution Worker?

Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Technology (420401); Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation (620401).

How much does a Gas Storage and Distribution Worker earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥79,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Electricity, Heat, Gas and Water Production and Distribution Workers. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥112,870 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Gas Storage and Distribution Worker?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026