Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-5013.00
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
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.
- US jobs
- 43,140
- Median wage
- $58,160 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of service unit 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.
- 12%Operate lifting or moving equipmentNot measured
- 11%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 9%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 8%Operate construction or excavation equipmentNot measured
- 8%Prepare reports of operational or procedural activitiesNot measured
- 7%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesNot measured
- 6%Operate pumping systems or equipmentNot measured
- 6%Prepare industrial materials for processing or useNot 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.
- 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.
- Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
- Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
- Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
- Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
- Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.
- Select fishing methods or tools for removing obstacles such as liners, broken casing, screens, or drill pipe.
- Close and seal wells no longer in use.
Other job titles for this occupation (30)
Pulling Unit Operator · Reverse Unit Operator · Rig Operator · Service Operator · Service Rig Operator · Tool Pusher · Well Servicing Rig Operator · Wireline Operator · Coiled Tubing Operator · Fishing Tool Operator · Gather Operator · Oil and Gas Equipment Operator · Oil and Gas Field Technician · Oil and Shale and Tar Processing Technician · Oil Processing Technician · Oil Well Fishing Tool Technician · Oil Well Service Operator · Oil Well Service Unit Operator · Service Unit Operator · Shale Processing Technician · Spray Rig Operator · Swabber · Tar Processing Technician · Unit Operator · Well Cleaner · Well Service Pump Equipment Operator · Well Service Rig Operator · Well Services Operator · Well Servicing Rig Hand · Work Over Rig Operator