Skilled Trades
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.
Median salary
$47,510
Typical range
$36k – $64k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Entry / Junior
$35,650
~2 yrs to advance
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Established
$47,510
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Senior
$55,760
Key skills
A typical day
- •Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- •Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
- •Guide cranes to move loads about decks.
- •Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
- •Lay gas and oil pipelines.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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