# Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

> Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

- Code: 47-5071.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 47-5071)
- Family: [Construction & Extraction](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-47), one of its 65 occupations
- Tasks: 13 tasks (8 core and 5 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-5071.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/47-5071.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.  
   Core task · Task 7112 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
2. Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.  
   Core task · Task 7116 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
3. Guide cranes to move loads about decks.  
   Core task · Task 7119 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
4. Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.  
   Core task · Task 20145 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
5. Lay gas and oil pipelines.  
   Core task · Task 23978 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
6. Bolt together pump and engine parts.  
   Core task · Task 7113 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
7. Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.  
   Core task · Task 7115 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
8. Clean trucks used in the fields.  
   Core task · Task 23979 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
9. Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7121 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
10. Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7120 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
11. Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7111 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
12. Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.  
   Supplemental task · Task 7117 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023
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 task · Task 7122 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2023

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## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.
