Rotary Drill Operators (Oil and Gas)

Top 3 Rotary Drill Operator Jobs

Bore Machine Operator - Broadband Telecom Services - Harlingen, TX
Hourly Bore Machine Operator BROADBAND TELECOM SERVICES, INC. Broadband Telecom Services is a ... Operate the drilling machinery ex: regulating pressure of tools, controlling the speed of rotary ...
Floor Hand - Amplify Energy Services LLC - Long Beach, CA
Operating the tongs, slips, and spinners to connect and dis-connect drill pipe, tubulars, casing ... rotary tongs, Hydraulic Tongs, Air and Manual slips, Drill Collar Safety Clams, and Rig Floor ...
Maintenance Technician [R36680] - Niagara Bottling - Las Vegas, NV
Skilled in the use of shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinder, drill ... Rotary equipment such as rotary press or filler * Thermodynamics, heat transfer, or plastics ...

What Rotary drill operators Do

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration. Excludes Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas.

Rotary drill operator Salaries

2020 employment: 15,200
May 2021 median annual wage: $56,380

Job Outlook for Rotary drill operators

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

Number of new jobs: 4,000
Growth rate: 26 percent (Much faster than average)

How to Become a Rotary drill operator

Education and training:

Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential
Work experience in a related occupation: None
Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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