# Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

> Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 47-5071.00
- **Summary:** Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

## Aliases

- Floor Hand
- Roustabout
- Roustabout Hand
- Roustabout Pusher
- Field Service Roustabout
- Oil Field Roustabout
- Oil and Gas Roustabout
- Production Roustabout
- Rig Hand
- Roustabout Crew Pusher
- Casing Crew Pusher
- Cathead Operator

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.aq |
| Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools. | Core | 4.A.3.b.5.a |
| Guide cranes to move loads about decks. | Core | 4.A.3.a.3.h |
| Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.g |
| Lay gas and oil pipelines. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.t |
| Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.a |
| Bolt together pump and engine parts. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.d |
| Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Clean trucks used in the fields. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.g |
| Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.a.1.g |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement. | 4.A.1.b.2.g |
| Maintain extraction or excavation equipment. | 4.A.3.b.5.a |
| Install production equipment or systems. | 4.A.3.a.2.t |
| Install plumbing or piping. | 4.A.3.a.2.aq |
| Clean vehicles or vehicle components. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Clean work sites. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Assemble products or production equipment. | 4.A.3.a.2.d |
| Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction. | 4.A.3.a.1.f |
| Maintain mechanical equipment. | 4.A.3.b.5.a |
| Dig holes or trenches. | 4.A.3.a.1.g |
| Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.h |
| Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel. | 4.A.3.a.1.g |
| Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed. | 4.A.3.a.1.j |
| Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities. | 4.A.3.a.1.a |
| Pour materials into or on designated areas. | 4.A.3.a.1.g |
| Remove debris or vegetation from work sites. | 4.A.3.a.1.e |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3.75 |
| Multilimb Coordination | ability | 3.75 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.62 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.5 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.5 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.25 |
| Control Precision | ability | 3.25 |
| Static Strength | ability | 3.25 |
| Trunk Strength | ability | 3.25 |
| Extent Flexibility | ability | 3.25 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3.25 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.12 |
| Stamina | ability | 3.12 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.07 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3 |
| Operations Monitoring | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Operation and Control | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3 |
| Visualization | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Rate Control | ability | 3 |
| Reaction Time | ability | 3 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | ability | 3 |
| Depth Perception | ability | 3 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | ability | 3 |
| Auditory Attention | ability | 3 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Equipment Maintenance | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Repairing | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Token Ring | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows XP | Specialized Skill |
| Database Management Systems | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Database management systems | Data base management system software | no | no |
| Enertia | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | no |
| Maintenance record software | Project management software | no | no |
| Maintenance software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | no | no |
| Microsoft Windows XP | Operating system software | no | no |
| Purchasing software | Procurement software | no | no |
| Telephony software | Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software | no | no |
| Token Ring | Switch or router software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 5 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 4.98 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.86 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.69 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 4.6 |
| Contact With Others | 4.58 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.51 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.51 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.44 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 4.3 |
| Time Pressure | 4.28 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 4.21 |
| Spend Time Standing | 4.16 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 4.05 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 4.05 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.98 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.94 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.94 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.85 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 3.76 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.74 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 3.7 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.7 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.62 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.59 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.56 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 3.35 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.31 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 3.24 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.23 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 3.15 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 3.14 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 3.09 |
| Level of Competition | 3.05 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 2.97 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.86 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 2.81 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 2.78 |
| Exposed to High Places | 2.69 |
| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | 2.69 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 0.38 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 6.48 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 5.68 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.29 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 2.99 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 2.88 |
| Construction/Woodwork | specific_interest_area | 2.33 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.3 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 1.86 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 1.84 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 1.79 |
| Perseverance | work_style | 1.64 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 1.58 |
| Integrity | work_style | 1.21 |
| Nature/Outdoors | specific_interest_area | 1.2 |
| Physical Science | specific_interest_area | 1.18 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 47-5012.00 | role-47-5012-00 | Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | Primary-Short |
| 47-5013.00 | role-47-5013-00 | Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas | Primary-Short |
| 53-7041.00 | role-53-7041-00 | Hoist and Winch Operators | Primary-Short |
| 47-5081.00 | role-47-5081-00 | Helpers--Extraction Workers | Primary-Short |
| 49-9096.00 | role-49-9096-00 | Riggers | Primary-Short |
| 47-2073.00 | role-47-2073-00 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | Primary-Long |
| 47-5023.00 | role-47-5023-00 | Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | Primary-Long |
| 49-9043.00 | role-49-9043-00 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | Primary-Long |
| 47-5011.00 | role-47-5011-00 | Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas | Primary-Long |
| 47-2061.00 | role-47-2061-00 | Construction Laborers | Primary-Long |
| 53-7073.00 | role-53-7073-00 | Wellhead Pumpers | Supplemental |
| 49-3042.00 | role-49-3042-00 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Energy & Natural Resources | energy-natural-resources |

## Education Level

- **Category:** No formal educational credential

## Study Programs


## Market

- **Median Wage:** 47510
- **Mean Wage:** 49060
- **Pct10Wage:** 35650
- **Pct25Wage:** 38330
- **Pct75Wage:** 57170
- **Pct90Wage:** 64010
- **Employment:** 45330
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 40090 | 47640 | 237.78 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 1970 | 42150 | 0.83 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 750 | 39760 | 1.08 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 520 | 46020 | 0.14 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 410 | 52000 | 0.13 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 400 | 34830 | 0.15 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 360 | 48550 | 0.28 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 330 | 73480 | 1.94 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 250 | 47600 | 0.12 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 180 | 63340 | 0.53 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 40 | 50330 |  |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector |  | 39540 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 40090 | 237.78 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 330 | 1.94 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 750 | 1.08 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 1970 | 0.83 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 180 | 0.53 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 360 | 0.28 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 400 | 0.15 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 520 | 0.14 |
- **Count:** 14

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.68 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -1.518977 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -1.290783 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -1.500306 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 3
- **Percentile:** 1
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 5 | felten_aioe |
| 3 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 1 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -1.518977 | 5 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0 | 3 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.008689887772560594 | 1 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.68
- **Percentile:** 57
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0
- **Gamma:** 0

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 2.5
- **Growth Percentile:** 47
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 4.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 45
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 46
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 47.1

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 13
- **Skills:** 43
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 17
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** b434f9f6b4b19b07