# Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/roustabouts-oil-and-gas
- SOC code: 47-5071.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $46,960 (10th percentile $36,420, 90th percentile $64,530)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.6%
- Openings a year: 4,100
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 13 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 0 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 38 |

## What you'd do

- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 88/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 87/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 82/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 81/100)
- Getting Information (importance 76/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 73/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 73/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 72/100)
- Scheduling Work and Activities (importance 70/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 69/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, Transportation, Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Education and Training, Engineering and Technology, Building and Construction

## Also called

Casing Crew Pusher, Cathead Operator, Connection Worker, Derrick Hand, Drill Rig Operator, Dumper Bailer Operator, Equipment Operator, Field Service Engineer, Field Service Installation Technician (Field Service Installation Tech), Field Service Roustabout

## Related careers

- [Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/rotary-drill-operators-oil-and-gas): $67,890 median pay
- [Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/service-unit-operators-oil-and-gas): $58,160 median pay
- [Hoist and Winch Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hoist-and-winch-operators): $56,450 median pay
- [Helpers--Extraction Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-extraction-workers): $47,730 median pay
- [Riggers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/riggers): $62,640 median pay
- [Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/operating-engineers-and-other-construction-equipment-operators): $59,850 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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