Roughneck Careers

Oil & Gas industry jobs are some of the best paying and most sought-after jobs in the world. In the oil & gas industry, you choose your career path.

Roustabouts (offshore drilling) or Floorhands (land drilling) carry out general laboring tasks and help to keep the drilling area in good working order. Their tasks include:

• cleaning, scraping and painting the deck, equipment and work areas
• offloading supplies from boats and moving them to storage areas
• moving supplies and equipment to the work site
• using lifting gear and winches to load and stack equipment
• general work in the pump room, for example helping to repair mud pumps
• mixing and conditioning the lubricants ('drilling mud') for the drill bit
• assembling and repairing oil field machinery and equipment
• using various types of equipment to dig ditches, post holes, pour concrete for slaps or securing posts, put together derricks
• keeping the deck clean and clear of safety hazards
• moving equipment around the rig
• connecting sections of pipe for the well
• rigging and slinging loads being moved by the rig's crane

Common in the industry is the career path - with time, experience, and good performance you will be promoted to other positions on a rig - e.g. Motorman, Derricks, Driller (front line supervisor), Toolpusher (manager role), Drilling Superintendent and beyond. Some people even move into Safety Management or Human Resources roles. And with each promotion, you will receive significant pay raises and added responsibility. It is not uncommon to be making over $100,000 annually with 7-10 years of experience. The sky's the limit...

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