Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.
- Tasks
- 13 tasks8 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-5071.00SOC 2018: 47-5071
What the work is made of
8 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.Core taskTask 7112Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 2. Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.Core taskTask 7116Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 3. Guide cranes to move loads about decks.Core taskTask 7119Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 4. Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.Core taskTask 20145Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 5. Lay gas and oil pipelines.Core taskTask 23978Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 6. Bolt together pump and engine parts.Core taskTask 7113Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 7. Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.Core taskTask 7115Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 8. Clean trucks used in the fields.Core taskTask 23979Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 9. Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.Supplemental taskTask 7121Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 10. Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.Supplemental taskTask 7120Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 11. Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.Supplemental taskTask 7111Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 12. Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.Supplemental taskTask 7117Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 13. Cut down and remove trees and brush to clear drill sites, to reduce fire hazards, and to make way for roads to sites.Supplemental taskTask 7122Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-5071
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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