Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-5011.00
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud or fluid through drill hole.
- US jobs
- 10,590
- Median wage
- $58,620 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of derrick operators, oil and gas?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 13%Install commercial or production equipmentNot measured
- 13%Operate lifting or moving equipmentNot measured
- 11%Prepare mixtures or solutionsNot measured
- 10%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
- 9%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 8%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 7%Train others on operational or work proceduresNot measured
- 7%Operate pumping systems or equipmentNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Start pumps that circulate mud through drill pipes and boreholes to cool drill bits and flush out drill cuttings.
- Control the viscosity and weight of the drilling fluid.
- Listen to mud pumps and check regularly for vibration and other problems to ensure that rig pumps and drilling mud systems are working properly.
- Inspect derricks, or order their inspection, prior to being raised or lowered.
- Prepare mud reports, and instruct crews about the handling of any chemical additives.
- Position and align derrick elements, using harnesses and platform climbing devices.
- Inspect derricks for flaws, and clean and oil derricks to maintain proper working conditions.
- Supervise crew members, and provide assistance in training them.
- Repair pumps, mud tanks, and related equipment.
- Steady pipes during connection to or disconnection from drill or casing strings.
- Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud, using portable mixers.
- Guide lengths of pipe into and out of elevators.
Other job titles for this occupation (14)
Derrick Hand · Derrick Man · Derrick Operator · Derrick Worker · Derrickhand · Derrickman · Floor Hand · Rig Hand · Roughneck · Fracturing Derrick Operator · Gas Derrick Operator · Oil Derrick Operator · Rotary Derrick Operator · Well Service Derrick Worker