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roustabout

Roustabouts maintain and repair oil field equipment and machinery using hand and power tools.

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DESCRIPTION

Roustabouts maintain and repair oil field equipment and machinery using hand and power tools. They do general labor, such as cleaning, digging trenches, scraping and painting rig components.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
electricity

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
maintain pipe deck
work in drilling teams
perform drainage work
OPTIONALOptional competences
connect equipment to wellheads

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SIMILAR OCCUPATIONS

6 SHARED SKILLS

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5 SHARED SKILLS

oil rig motorhand

Oil rig motorhands assume responsibility for the engines powering the drilling equipment. They ensure that all other rig equipment operates correctly.

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4 SHARED SKILLS

derrickhand

Derrickhands guide the positions and movements of drill pipes. They control the automated pipe-handling equipment. They are often responsible for the …

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Skills overview

18total
16 essential
2 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
1
Skills
4

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Quick insight

This role requires 16 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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