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Description

Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. Includes fishing-tool technicians.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Independence

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Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Leadership
  • Attention to Detail
  • Persistence

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Tasks

  • Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
  • Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
  • Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
  • Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
  • Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.

Work Activities

  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Detailed Work Activities

  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Presentation software
  • Document management software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Facilities management software

Abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Control Precision
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Near Vision

Skills

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operation and Control
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening

Knowledge

  • Mechanical
  • Mathematics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Public Safety and Security

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

National Center for Construction Education and Research

Type

Core

Certificate name

Oil Monitoring Analyst I

Certifying Organization

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

International Fluid Power Society

Type

Advanced

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$51,830
Median (50%)$57,636
High (90%)$68,833

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $55,388
Mid Level $65,800
Senior Level $65,686
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 48,700 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 49,700 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 2%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 2%

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