Career Details :: Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Description
Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Connects tanks and flow lines, using wrenches.
- Digs holes, sets forms, and mixes and pours concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.
- Bolts or nails together wood or steel framework to erect derrick.
- Dismantles and assembles boilers and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
- Unscrews or tightens pipe, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- Bolts together pump and engine parts.
Related Careers
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
- Meter Mechanics
- Motorboat Mechanics
- Rail Car Repairers
- Roof Bolters, Mining
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
- Controlling Machines and Processes
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Outdoors
- Hazardous Equipment
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
Related Majors
| Major (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Industrial Maintenance (A) | |
| Industrial Occupations (B) | |
| Industrial Plant Maintenance (A) | |
| Power/Equipment Technology (A) |
Institutions Offering Related Majors
| College | Key Facts | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|---|
| Aims Community College - Greeley Campus | ||
| Alpena Community College | ||
| Burlington County College | ||
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | ||
| Cape Fear Community College | ||
| Capital Community College | ||
| Central Missouri State University | ||
| Community College of Baltimore County - Catonsville | ||
| Corning Community College | ||
| Cosumnes River College | ||
| County College of Morris | ||
| Delta College | ||
| East Central Community College | ||
| EDUTEK Professional Colleges - Chula Vista | ||
| Guilford Technical Community College | ||
| Hennepin Technical College - Eden Prairie Campus | ||
| Hudson Valley Community College | ||
| Itawamba Community College | ||
| Ivy Tech State College - Lafayette | ||
| J.F. Ingram State Technical College | ||
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | ||
| Kaw Area Technical School | ||
| Kellogg Community College | ||
| Lincoln Technical Institute - Philadelphia | ||
| Los Angeles Trade-Technical College | ||
| Mary Holmes College | ||
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | ||
| Mid-Florida Technical Institute | ||
| Middlesex County College - Edison | ||
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | ||
| Monroe Community College | ||
| Montgomery Community College | ||
| Northampton County Area Community College | ||
| Ohio State University, The - Columbus | ||
| Onondaga Community College | ||
| Red Rocks Community College | ||
| Robert Morgan Vocational-Technical Center | ||
| Saint Johns River Community College | ||
| Saint Paul Technical College | ||
| Salina Area Vocational-Technical School | ||
| Salt Lake Community College | ||
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | ||
| Tarleton State University | ||
| Texas State Technical College - Harlingen | ||
| Texas State Technical College Waco | ||
| TN Tech Center at Nashville | ||
| University of Cincinnati - Omi College of Applied Sciences | ||
| University of New Mexico - Gallup Branch | ||
| University of Toledo | ||
| University of Toledo - Community and Technical College | ||
| University of West Alabama | ||
| Wake Technical Community College | ||
| Weber State University | ||
| West Virginia State University | ||
| West Virginia University - Parkersburg | ||
| Western Technical Institute - El Paso | ||
| Wilkes Community College |