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Roustabouts, oil and gas, assemble and repair oil field equipment with hand and power tools, make up and break out tubulars, handle materials, patrol pipelines for leaks, and clean the well site; before work they verify personnel, equipment, loads, and isolation conditions, and on anomalies they stop work and hand over.
Verify the work order, tools, tubulars, and equipment → Isolate the work area → Assemble, disassemble, or repair → Patrol for leaks and clean up → Record defects and hand over; lifting, pressure, and emergency actions follow authorization.
Derrick operators run the derrick and tubular equipment, drill operators control drilling, and roustabouts focus on oil field equipment assembly and repair, handling, pipeline patrol, and site cleanup.
Roustabouts, oil and gas (O*NET 47-5071.00) assemble or repair oil field equipment with hand and power tools, make up and break out tubulars, assist with lifting, lay pipelines, patrol for leaks, and clean vehicles and the well site. Pressurized work, lifting, repair, and return to work follow authorization.
O*NET 47-5071.00 provides oil and gas roustabout tasks and work activities; the BLS 2025—2035 occupational projections table for 47-5071 gives employment and median annual wages, and the O*NET national wage page gives BLS 2025 percentiles. The survey scope, period, and occupational codes of different statistical programs must be labeled separately.
2025 national mining urban non-private sector pre-tax annual average wage (National Bureau of Statistics Table 2). The industry covers many occupations; for scenario reference only, not the wage of oil and gas roustabouts.
79,169 yuan/year
O*NET oil and gas roustabout national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/47-5071.00; BLS occupational employment projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET oil and gas roustabout tasks｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/47-5071.00
36,420 U.S. dollars/year
| Entry-level positions | What you mainly do early on the job | What employers usually look at | How to prove it without experience | How it differs from other directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well site trainee | Under supervision, verify work orders, tools, and isolation | Able to point out stop-work conditions | Submit fictional inspection cards | Starts with inspection and records |
| Equipment assembly trainee | Learn tubular fittings, pump components, and connections | Able to record numbers, specifications, and defects | Submit simulated assembly cards | Closer to equipment tasks |
| Handling collaboration trainee | Learn loads, routes, and personnel positions | Able to identify exclusion zones |
Assemble and repair oil field equipment with tools, make up and break out and handle tubulars, assist with lifting, patrol pipelines for leaks, and clean the well site.
Derrick operators run the derrick, drill operators control drilling, and petroleum engineers design the plans; roustabouts focus on assembly and repair, handling, and inspection.
The typical BLS 47-5071 entry requires no formal educational credential, no related experience, and usually moderate-term on-the-job training; equipment authorization is verified separately.
The BLS 2025 national median annual wage cited by O*NET is 46,960 U.S. dollars, with P10 at 36,420 and P90 at 64,530 U.S. dollars; not individual quotes.
AI can organize inspection, material, and maintenance record drafts; leaks, pressurized equipment, lifting direction, and isolated return to work must be verified by authorized on-site personnel.
This page is based on O*NET 47-5071 tasks and fictional well site practice and does not predict hiring. On-site work must be verified per location, employer, and equipment procedures.
The BLS 2025 median annual wage for U.S. oil and gas roustabouts is 46,960 U.S. dollars; 2025—2035 employment goes from 45.5 thousand to 47.1 thousand, a growth of 3.6%, with about 4.1 thousand annual openings. Chinese mining wages serve only as industry background.
Work preparation｜Verify the work order, equipment, personnel, and isolation conditions. Tubular makeup and breakout｜Tighten and loosen tubular fittings and pump rods per procedure. Equipment assembly｜Assemble pump and engine components. Equipment repair｜Disassemble and repair oil field machinery and send for inspection. Material handling｜Load and unload tubulars with approved equipment or manually. Lifting collaboration｜Help guide crane loads under authorization. Pipeline patrol｜Observe signs of leaks and report them. Well site cleanup｜Clean vehicles, leaked residue, and obstacles. Anomaly handover｜Record defects, isolation, and unfinished items.
Deliver equipment assembly and disassembly, repair, material handling, pipeline inspection, and cleanup records; on discovering leaks, pressure anomalies, or lifting risks, stop work and hand over to authorized personnel. Rig control and engineering design have separately verified responsibilities.
The BLS 47-5071 standalone row shows 2025 employment of 45.5 thousand and a 2035 projection of 47.1 thousand, a growth of 3.6%; the base and end figures are rounded and the net change table lists 1.7 thousand. About 4.1 thousand annual openings include replacement.
Verify the task and isolation → Inspect tools and tubulars → Assemble, disassemble, or handle → Patrol pipelines for leaks → Clean the site → Record defects → Stop work and hand over
The National Bureau of Statistics 2025 figures of 143,361 yuan for non-private mining and 79,169 yuan for private mining, as well as the manufacturing industry average, all cover many occupations; they are not oil and gas roustabout wages and cannot be used to infer individual take-home income.
O*NET lists tasks such as tightening and loosening tubulars, disassembling and repairing machinery, guiding crane loads, patrolling pipelines for leaks, laying oil and gas pipelines, moving tubulars, and cleaning vehicles and well sites.
The BLS 2025—2035 oil and gas roustabout occupation has about 4,100 job openings per year, including replacement from transfers and labor force exits; openings must not be treated as net growth.
Verify the work order → Verify isolation and tools → Supervised assembly and repair → Patrol for leaks and clean → Record quality → Stop work on anomalies → Hand over
Equipment numbers, tubular batches, locations, leak observations, and repair status must be kept as original records; AI summaries do not replace on-site inspection.
Record the work area, tools, tubular fittings, loads, equipment status, leak signs, repair defects, waste disposal, and unfinished handover.
Roustabouts assemble, repair, and handle; derrick operators run the derrick, drill operators control drilling, and petroleum engineers are responsible for engineering plans. Overlapping roles require separately verified authorization.
Operate derrick and tubular handling equipment as authorized.
Assemble, disassemble, and repair oil field equipment, handle tubulars, and patrol for leaks.
Derrick equipment and tubular handling records.
Equipment numbers, tubular specifications, loads, leak signs, and repair records.
O*NET 47-5071 emphasizes assembling and repairing oil field equipment, pipelines, and materials; it must not be automatically assigned to rig control or well control design.
Assist the derrick crew with equipment and tubulars.
Assemble and repair oil field equipment, patrol pipelines, and clean the site.
Derrick and tubular handling records.
Assembly, disassembly, repair, material, leak, and anomaly records.
Derrick operators are responsible for derrick equipment and position operation.
Roustabouts are responsible for authorized assembly, disassembly, and repair and for stopping work; emergency response and return to work go to the responsible party.
Stop and escalate when derrick equipment or tubular handling is unclear.
Stop work for leaks, unisolated pressure, tool failure, or personnel entering the lifting danger zone.
Being able to assist on the derrick does not mean being able to control the rig or approve pressurized repair.
Well site, derrick, maintenance, and safety personnel share isolation status and handover records.
Before applying, verify the onshore or offshore well site, pipelines and equipment, lifting, pressure isolation, shifts, training, stop-work authority, and pay.
Verify the work order, location, equipment numbers, and isolation conditions.
Work order and location
Verify hand and power tools, pump components, tubulars, and lifting equipment.
Tools and equipment
Verify the division of duties for assembly, handling, lifting, and emergency response.
Roles and authorization
Verify leaks, pressure, pinch points, loads, and stop-work procedures.
Isolation and safety
Verify well site weather, noise, vibration, night shifts, and rotation.
Work environment
Verify wages, well site allowances, overtime, insurance, and development.
Compensation and growth
The first four rows compare derrick operators, drill operators, pipeline layers, and petroleum engineers; the last two rows compare onshore and offshore well sites.
Adjacent occupations are based on O*NET tasks; onshore and offshore are a summary of this occupation's work scenarios and do not represent mutual recognition of qualifications.
Compare the responsibility boundaries of equipment assembly and disassembly, rig control, pipeline construction, and engineering design.
Derrick operators handle the derrick and tubulars, while roustabouts focus on equipment assembly, handling, and cleanup.
Suited to people willing to operate derrick equipment and tubulars.
Handle derrick and tubular equipment as authorized.
Oil and gas derrick operators
Drill operators control drilling and parameters; roustabouts assist with well site equipment assembly, disassembly, handling, and maintenance.
Suited to people willing to take on drilling control and well control procedures.
Operate oil and gas rotary rigs per plan.
Oil and gas rotary drill operators
Pipeline layers lay, align, and connect pipe per the pipeline construction plan; roustabouts may assist with laying but do not automatically take on all construction acceptance.
Suited to people willing to focus on pipeline construction.
Lay and connect pipelines per plan.
Pipeline layers
Petroleum engineers design the wellbore and development plans; roustabouts carry out authorized on-site tasks.
Suited to people willing to take on engineering plans.
Design and evaluate oil and gas engineering plans.
Petroleum engineers
Onshore work focuses on equipment moves, roads, and pipeline patrol.
Suited to people willing to handle onshore well site materials and equipment.
Assemble, disassemble, handle, and inspect per onshore well site procedures.
Onshore well site roustabout work
Offshore work also requires verifying the platform, sea conditions, lifting, and emergency response.
Suited to people willing to take on offshore rotation and platform collaboration.
Assemble, disassemble, handle, and clean per platform procedures.
Offshore well site roustabout work
The portfolio uses only fictional equipment inspections, pipeline patrols, and anomaly handover and is not connected to a real well site.
New entrants
First learn tools, tubulars, equipment, and isolation inspection, then use fictional repair orders to practice checking AI drafts.
Incumbent oil and gas roustabouts
Approved tools can organize equipment inspections and material lists, which must be compared against the physical items, original instruments, and the responsible person.
On-site leads
Limit data, reviewers, stop conditions, and handover responsibility; AI suggestions do not grant repair, lifting, or return-to-work rights.
Equipment and safety officers
Verify equipment documents, access rights for pressure isolation and leak patrol records, training, protection, and handover responsibility.
There is no credible AI substitution rate for this occupation. Documentation assistance may improve efficiency; equipment assembly, leak patrol, lifting collaboration, and safety isolation are still performed by on-site personnel.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout occupational profile
O*NET 47-5071 describes equipment assembly and repair, tubular handling, and leak patrol and does not provide AI adoption rates.
BLS oil and gas roustabout occupational projection
Supports 2025 wages and 2025—2035 employment; does not measure AI substitution causality.
ILO 2025 task exposure research
Cross-occupation task exposure research, not an unemployment forecast for well site roustabouts.
AI task potential research
Estimates the likelihood that text-type tasks are affected, and does not prove that on-site equipment assembly or pipeline patrol can be automatically released.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout occupational tasks
Describes oil field equipment assembly and repair and well site collaboration; does not measure AI adoption or substitution rates.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
NIST is for AI governance, not a substitute for well site safety regulations.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout work activities
Used to understand oil and gas roustabout on-site coordination tasks; does not provide incident rates or AI safety trials.
Distinguish AI text drafts, equipment automation, and employment projections; the model cannot confirm that the site is leak-free.
Extract equipment, tubular, and items-to-confirm drafts from an approved work order.
Well site roustabouts verify the original work order, the physical items, and authorization.
Organize de-identified equipment inspection and repair records.
The crew compares against on-site status, leak signs, and isolation tags.
Flag checklist items requiring verification of equipment numbers, material routes, and lifting exclusion zones.
Qualified personnel decide stopping, withdrawal, review, and return to work per the well site plan.
O*NET provides occupational tasks, ILO researches task exposure, and NIST provides AI governance; none provides a substitution rate for this occupation.
Does not provide a substitution rate for oil and gas roustabouts.
ILO generative AI and jobs update (2025)
Global occupational tasks
Text and records may be assisted, while on-site assembly and inspection still require human responsibility.
Task potential does not equal deployed or unemployment numbers.
AI task potential research
U.S. labor task potential
Models can assist with some manual retrieval and record keeping.
The research did not verify safety of specific well site work.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout occupational tasks
U.S. occupational activity descriptions
Assemble and disassemble equipment, handle tubulars, patrol pipelines, and clean well sites.
Task descriptions cannot prove AI can independently complete well site work.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework
AI system governance
Requires identifying purpose, data versions, errors, review, and responsibility.
O*NET occupational task data does not measure AI field effects and does not provide equipment, product, or work authorization certifications.
O*NET oil and gas roustabouts 47-5071
Occupational tasks
Tools, tubular fittings, loads, leaks, and isolation all require on-site review.
AI charts and repair drafts can assist; incorrect equipment status or pipeline information creates leak risks.
Real adoption requires verifying authority, work order versions, on-site readings, and return-to-work approval.
Employment also depends on oil and gas activity and workforce turnover; BLS projections do not measure AI causality.
There is no credible well site roustabout substitution rate. Record drafts can assist, while equipment repair, lifting, leaks, and personnel safety remain human responsibilities.
O*NET tasks; ILO 2025
First master equipment, tubulars, isolation, and leak records, then practice with approved AI tools.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout tasks and work context
Record drafts can assist; real equipment, loads, leaks, and personnel positions cannot be decided from model output.
O*NET tasks; NIST risk framework
Employment trend reference: BLS 47-5071 (roustabouts, oil and gas, a standalone occupation) projects a U.S. employment change of 3.6% over 2025—2035 and about 4,100 job openings per year. These are overall employment projections, not AI-attributed; openings include replacement and do not equal net new positions or an individual's probability of being hired.
BLS 2025—2035 Occupational Employment Projections Table 1.2 / related OOH occupation pages; roustabouts, oil and gas, as a standalone occupation. Growth rate and annual openings are different measures.
Cannot be determined alone. Recheck the work order, equipment, pipelines, and isolation conditions; stop work and escalate if unclear.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout tasks; on-site plans verified separately
There is no credible disappearance year for this occupation.
ILO 2025；NIST
First learn tools, equipment, tubular fittings, and leak patrol; use fictional records to practice checking AI.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout tasks
Model output is only a draft to be verified; humans check equipment, pipelines, and on-site risks, and return to work follows authorization.
Record work order versions, model drafts, human edits, and on-site review.
Incorrect equipment status suggestions may cause leaks, crushing, or lifting accidents.
Compare against the original work order, physical items, instruments, and repair records.
Paper simulation cannot prove well site safety.
Real loads, pressurized status, and leaks will change results.
Inspections must state the work area, equipment numbers, tools, and uncovered conditions.
Verify tool instructions, pressurized status, and the work area; stop when anything is unknown.
Well site safety cannot be transferred to a model.
Hand over according to the repair, lifting, leak, and return-to-work chain.
Incident records or personnel positioning may contain sensitive material.
Incumbents verify the equipment numbers, tubular fittings, and units in AI drafts.
A checklist showing "pass" does not mean the on-site inspection is complete.
Designated personnel actually inspect and record non-conformities.
Work order and repair card
Equipment number and unit comparison
The model can list items to confirm.
Humans verify the original order, physical items, location, and authorization.
Equipment assembly and disassembly
Defect and maintenance summaries
Humans verify tools, pinch points, and isolation.
Humans verify the stop-work and return-to-work chain.
Pipeline patrol
Leak record organization
Humans verify the site and crew handover.
Humans verify detectors and real leaks.
Tubulars and handling
Material list retrieval
The model can retrieve equipment instructions.
Humans verify tubular specifications, loads, and personnel positions.
Anomaly handover
To-verify checklists and repair drafts
Humans verify equipment numbers and unresolved defects.
Leaks and stopping work
Hazard scenario reminders
The model can generate fictional Q&A.
Authorized personnel handle leaks and return to work per emergency procedures.
Crew training
Fictional well site Q&A
The model can generate simulated scenarios.
Leads verify training, equipment authority, and stop-work conditions.
Fictional well site repair practice
Use only simulated equipment, tubulars, and leak logs.
Write down what is known, unknown, stopped, and escalated.
Use fictional equipment cards to practice "tools, tubular fittings, leaks, loads, isolation, handover"; do not connect to a real well site.
2025 national mining urban private sector pre-tax annual average wage (Table 5). The statistical population differs from the non-private sector; it does not constitute a wage range for this occupation or a same-job pay gap by ownership type.
2025 national above-designated-size mining enterprises "production, manufacturing, and related personnel" pre-tax annual average wage (Table 7). This is an industry × broad-job reference covering many occupations; the classification of this position is uncertain and it does not represent this occupation's median or starting pay.
2025 national above-designated-size enterprises "production, manufacturing, and related personnel" pre-tax annual average wage (Table 6 totals). Broader than industry × job, and does not represent income for oil and gas roustabouts, public institutions, or small and micro units.
First verify the employer's industry and unit type
Well site equipment assembly and maintenance, tubular handling, and patrol correspond to the oil and gas site; the broad mining category does not equal oil and gas roustabout wages, nor does it reflect onshore/offshore, shift, or authorization differences.
2025 national urban non-private sector pre-tax annual average wage for all employed persons. Broader overall background, not used as this occupation's or an individual's quote.
2025 national urban private sector pre-tax annual average wage for all employed persons. The statistical population differs from the non-private sector; do not treat the two averages as the upper and lower bounds of occupation income.
Evidence gap: National Bureau of Statistics 2025 Tables 2, 5, 6, and 7 have no national wage distribution matching the precise occupation, region, and period of oil and gas roustabouts; industry and broad-job references cannot fill in the occupation median, starting pay, or hiring price.
Existing statistics do not support quantifying AI's effect on oil and gas roustabout wages, and no wage increase or decrease is inferred.
Well site equipment assembly and maintenance, tubular handling, and patrol correspond to the oil and gas site; the broad mining category does not equal oil and gas roustabout wages, nor does it reflect onshore/offshore, shift, or authorization differences. All of the above are 2025 pre-tax annual average wage references; region, shift, contract term, and pay composition should be verified separately, and individual take-home income cannot be estimated.
Entry-level training and safety qualifications: verified by position
Introduction to oil and gas well site roustabout positions
The typical BLS 47-5071 entry requires no formal educational credential, no related occupational experience, and usually moderate-term on-the-job training; on-site work and equipment authorization are verified separately.
Well site equipment and safety training
Tubular makeup and breakout, tools, pump components, material handling, leak patrol, and isolation
Training must demonstrate inspection, assembly, disassembly, repair, patrol, and stop-work handover; simulated practice does not grant work rights.
Well site scenarios
Onshore or offshore oil and gas well sites
Site, sea conditions, lifting, and emergency response differ, and training is not automatically mutually recognized.
Transfer from adjacent positions
Derrick, drilling rig, or pipeline construction background
Tool inspection and crew communication transfer, but this occupation's equipment repair, materials, and leak patrol must still be added.
Mining
The mining industry average is only industry background and cannot infer this occupation's wages.
Onshore well sites
Verify the work order, tubular fittings, tools, isolation, and personnel positions.
Offshore platforms
Verify the platform, sea conditions, lifting, and offshore emergency response.
O*NET oil and gas roustabout occupational profile｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/47-5071.00
Chinese oil and gas well site roustabout positions require verifying actual duties and local rules.
The table below is a training and position verification path, not an occupational wage table or a unified permit list.
Risk control takes priority over pay comparisons; on-site work must comply with employer plans, equipment instructions, and local regulations.
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 average annual wages of urban unit employees｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202605/t20260518_1963740.html
This page supplements 2025 pre-tax wage references for the mining industry and industry × broad jobs. Evidence gap: a nationwide precise occupational distribution and comparable hiring quotes for oil and gas roustabouts in mainland China have still not been obtained; proxy information cannot fill in these values.
Hiring sample verification: mixed-position quotes not included
Quotes with unclear duties and statistical scope are not used to infer this occupation's wages.
Hiring sample verification: different project terms not included
Onshore and offshore, rotation, allowances, and hours differ, so quotes cannot be compared directly.
Hiring sample verification: quotes without qualification conditions not included
Quotes missing well site, equipment, and duty conditions cannot represent this occupation.
For real positions, first verify the well site, equipment, pipelines, lifting, shifts, allowances, training, and stop-work authority.
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 average annual wages of urban unit employees｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202605/t20260518_1963740.html
46,960 U.S. dollars/year
The O*NET wage page cites BLS 2025 data: the oil and gas roustabout 10th percentile annual wage is 36,420 U.S. dollars; this is not starting pay.; O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/47-5071.00
38,850 U.S. dollars/year
The O*NET wage page cites BLS 2025 data: the 25th percentile annual wage is 38,850 U.S. dollars; this does not correspond to a seniority level.; O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/47-5071.00
46,960 U.S. dollars/year
The BLS 47-5071 standalone occupation row shows a 2025 median annual wage of 46,960 U.S. dollars; the O*NET wage page shows the same value.; BLS occupational projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
58,120 U.S. dollars/year
The O*NET wage page cites BLS 2025 data: the 75th percentile annual wage is 58,120 U.S. dollars; this is not a quote for advanced qualifications.; O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/47-5071.00
64,530 U.S. dollars/year
The O*NET wage page cites BLS 2025 data: the 90th percentile annual wage is 64,530 U.S. dollars; this does not mean an individual can obtain it.; O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/47-5071.00
The BLS 47-5071 standalone row shows 2025 employment of 45.5 thousand, restated as about 45,500 people; the projection program and the wage survey sample differ.; BLS occupational projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
Growth of 3.6% (the net change table lists about 1,700 people)
The BLS 47-5071 standalone row shows 2025 employment of 45.5 thousand and a 2035 projection of 47.1 thousand, a growth of 3.6%; the endpoint figures are rounded and the net change table lists 1.7 thousand.; BLS occupational projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
BLS projects about 4.1 thousand annual openings for oil and gas roustabouts, including replacement, which does not equal annual net growth.; BLS occupational projections table｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
O*NET 47-5071.00 and BLS 47-5071 are a standalone occupation; U.S. wages and employment do not represent China or a single well site.
BLS 2025 oil and gas roustabout median annual wage is 46,960 U.S. dollars, with 2025—2035 employment growth of 3.6% and about 4,100 annual openings. Wage percentiles are shown on the O*NET page citing BLS 2025 wages, and openings include replacement.
The wage survey and employment projections are different programs; the national distribution is not the same as well site quotes, and this page did not measure how much onshore/offshore, shifts, allowances, or experience affect income.
Occupation and statistical scope
The 2025 national median annual wage for oil and gas roustabouts is 46,960 U.S. dollars; the O*NET same page shows a median hourly wage of 22.58 U.S. dollars. Actual pay method, overtime, and project allowances must be verified per position.
Hourly and annual wage basis
The BLS median hourly wage cited by O*NET is 22.58 U.S. dollars, which does not directly imply rotation allowances or overtime.
Conditions affecting actual income
Onshore well site roustabout work
This page did not obtain precise industry wages
Evidence gap: this page did not obtain segment wages for onshore, offshore, or equipment types, and the national median cannot be substituted in.
Offshore well site roustabout work
This page did not obtain precise industry wages
Sea conditions and rotation conditions differ, and no comparable segment wage median is currently available.
Equipment assembly and repair
This page did not obtain precise industry wages
Equipment models and repair scope differ, and this page does not invent segment wages.
Pipeline inspection
This page did not obtain precise industry wages
A wage distribution broken down by responsibility was not obtained.
No. The national occupational median includes different regions and experience and cannot be treated as an apprentice starting wage; check the actual position wage, hours, and training arrangements.
Actual take-home pay cannot be inferred directly from annual wages. Hours, overtime, taxes, benefits, and project allowances must be verified per contract and payslip.
Wage percentiles come from BLS 2025 national wages cited by O*NET; employment scale, growth, and openings come from the BLS 2025—2035 47-5071 standalone row.
High-risk scenarios are not necessarily high paying; verify region, shifts, qualifications, project term, and employer terms.
46,960 U.S. dollars/year
The 10th percentile of 36,420 U.S. dollars/year is a distribution threshold, not any region's legal minimum wage or an entry-level quote.
The median annual wage is 46,960 U.S. dollars and the median hourly wage is 22.58 U.S. dollars; half of observations are above the median and half below, and this does not predict individual pay.
The 90th percentile of 64,530 U.S. dollars/year is a distribution threshold and does not guarantee high-risk project income.
Suited to people willing to inspect tools, assemble and disassemble equipment, handle tubulars, and watch for leaks; interest scales are for exploration only.
The top three O*NET interests are RCI: Realistic 100, Conventional 38, Investigative 13; an occupational description does not prove individual performance or well site safety.
Being unwilling to face the outdoors, noise, physical demands, and shifts, or unwilling to stop work on anomalies, warrants caution.
Can reflect on whether you are willing to explain equipment defects, leaks, and isolation status; this page found no Big Five criterion for performance or hiring in this role.
Evidence gap: no independent criterion linking Big Five to well site quality, hiring, or incidents was found.
Willing to restate the work order, isolation zone, loads, and stop conditions.
U.S. occupational materials cannot be used to infer unified Chinese position qualifications or personal suitability.
This page found no MBTI criterion for well site safety or hiring and makes no type recommendation; scenario practice is for exploration and its validity has not been verified.
Evidence gap: no independent criterion linking MBTI to quality, incidents, or hiring in this role was found.
Verify tools, equipment, tubular fittings, and personnel positions per procedure; stop when information is unclear.
An MBTI label cannot grant on-site operating rights.
The Enneagram is for self-reflection only and is not a well site position type recommendation.
Equipment training, isolation, crew duties, and stop-work authority must be verified separately and are not replaced by personality type.
Under pressure, still willing to verify physical items, instruments, leak signs, and records.
Evidence gap: no independent criterion linking Enneagram to well site performance or hiring was found.
Hands anomalies to the maintenance, lifting, or emergency responsible person and does not resume work on your own.
Reading drawings, measurement, and equipment understanding can be trained; no IQ threshold is set.
Evidence gap: no independent criterion linking IQ scales to performance or hiring in this role was found, and no score threshold is set.
Supervised practice of inspections and records is possible, but real well sites cannot be guessed.
Maintaining stop-work and escalation under pressure to hurry is an observable emotional regulation skill.
Evidence gap: no independent criterion linking emotional intelligence scales to quality, incidents, or hiring in this role was found.
Stop work when leaks, pinch points, or lifting protection are ignored.
Interest labels do not replace training, qualifications, and on-site authorization.
Supervised tool, equipment, inspection, and handover tasks can be used to explore preferences; the relative predictive validity of projects and personality scores has not been verified.
Pipeline laying
Can explore tubular specifications, connections, and on-site isolation records.
Requires adding construction, alignment, and inspection duties; well site roustabout experience is not directly mutually recognized.
Oil and gas rotary drilling rig operation
Can explore rig equipment, well site records, and crew collaboration.
Requires adding drilling, mud, and well control training; roustabout experience cannot substitute for operating authorization.
Non-oil and gas earth drilling
Can explore equipment, site, and drill string inspection.
Requires adding the target rig, formations, and sampling tasks; oil and gas site experience is not directly mutually recognized.
Oil and gas derrick operation
Can explore tubular handling, raising and lowering, and well site handover.
Requires adding derrick position training and work-at-height duties; assembly experience does not directly grant operating rights.
Petroleum engineering
Can explore well site equipment and on-site problem records.
Requires adding engineering education and design duties; roustabout experience does not automatically grant design approval authority.
Wellhead pump operation
Can explore pumps, pipelines, and leak observation.
Requires adding production equipment and production duties; repair collaboration does not equal wellhead operating authorization.
Yes. Introverts need only be able to clearly confirm on-site warnings, report anomalies, and work per the plan.
Yes. Extroverts must also act according to equipment limits and stop conditions.
This page found no criterion for MBTI type fit at well sites and makes no ranking.
The top three O*NET interests are RCI, for career exploration only and not representing qualifications.
O*NET lists assembly and repair, tubular, pipeline, and cleanup tasks.
This page found no independent criterion for personality scores on individual well site quality or incidents, and does not predict from them.
Tools and records can be learned, but work must not start when pressure or lifting risks are unclear.
Emotional regulation shows up as explaining why work stopped and requesting a lead's review even when being hurried.
The Enneagram cannot determine well site roustabout suitability.
Use fictional repair orders to compare equipment, material, and inspection tasks.
A willingness to track defects, tubular fittings, and leaks is a positive signal.
Ignoring isolation or equipment protection is a caution signal.
Practice handover with fictional equipment cards and patrol logs.
O*NET is used to verify occupational tasks and work activities.
The O*NET wage page is used for U.S. occupational percentiles and does not predict individual income.
BLS is used for typical training and employment projections.
O*NET is not well site safety regulations.
Danger zones and personnel positioning should be verified per the on-site plan.
Warning and communication procedures must be verified per the work scenario.
ILO is used as cross-occupation AI task background and does not provide an oil and gas roustabout substitution rate.
NIST is used only for AI governance, not on-site safety regulations.
This module focuses on pressurized leaks, lifting loads, tubular pinch points, tool defects, cleanup, and crew handover; controls follow well site procedures.
First verify the work order, pressure isolation, tools, loads, personnel positions, and stop-work authority; when conditions are unclear they cannot be filled in by AI.
The risk scenarios are editorial simulations, not incident rates; O*NET tasks support the occupational scope and cannot replace oil and gas well site safety regulations.
Roustabouts and pipeline personnel
Pipeline leaks or pressurized residue can injure people or pollute the environment.
Stop work, isolate, and report, and handle leaks per authorization and emergency procedures.
Simulation: a leak point is found on patrol, but the crew still demands that handling continue.
Roustabouts and the lifting crew
Tubular lifting can swing or let people enter under the load.
Verify the lift plan, communication, and exclusion zone; stop when unclear.
Simulation: a person stands under the suspended load.
Roustabouts and maintenance personnel
Disassembling pumps and machinery without isolating energy can cause crushing.
Stop and isolate defective equipment, and have repair and return to work done as authorized.
Simulation: the equipment is still pressurized, but someone demands that the pump be disassembled.
Roustabouts and handling personnel
Improper tubular specifications or stacking can cause rolling or misuse.
Compare against the list, specifications, stacking, and load limits.
Simulation: the tubular batch does not match the work order.
Roustabouts and the environmental responsible person
Cleaning leaked residue can involve contact with contaminants or incorrect disposal.
Isolate, collect, and record per emergency and waste procedures.
Simulation: the leak is declared cleaned up without a disposal record.
Roustabouts and the next crew
Unclear handover of defects and isolation status may cause the next shift to start equipment by mistake.
Record the equipment, location, defects, isolation, responsible person, and return-to-work conditions.
Simulation: the handover only says "handled", with no return-to-work approval.
O*NET supports the occupational task scope and does not provide incident rates.
Pressure isolation and lifting follow employer and local procedures.
Leak and pollution handling follows authorized procedures.
O*NET tasks do not grant engineering plan change or return-to-work approval authority.
NIST is used only for AI governance, not as a substitute for well site safety rules.
| Submit fictional handling cards |
| Does not grant crane operating rights |
| Patrol trainee | Learn pipeline leak observation and reporting | Able to clearly state the location and escalation | Submit simulated patrol cards | Does not grant pressurized repair rights |
| Maintenance collaboration trainee | Learn isolation, disassembly and repair, and return-to-work handover | Able to distinguish operating and repair authority | Submit simulated isolation cards | Does not grant return-to-work approval authority |
Education and training
The typical BLS entry requires no formal educational credential, no related experience, and moderate-term on-the-job training.
Verify actual employer requirements separately.
Well site and equipment authorization
Lifting, pressure, repair, and return-to-work authority are separated.
Verify local and employer procedures.
Task evidence
Work orders, equipment cards, patrol, isolation, and handover records can show the process; relative predictive validity for hiring has not been verified.
Fictional cases show the boundaries.
Tools and records
Able to read equipment instructions, inspection cards, and approved plans and keep versions clear.
Training, equipment operating permits, and on-site authorization must be verified separately.
Practice setup｜All fictional, no connection to a real well site
You are a supervised trainee who only checks work orders, tubulars, equipment, and patrol records and does not operate real machinery.
A1｜The work order requires moving 12 tubulars, but the list says 21, a quantity conflict.
A2｜A new leak point appears on pipeline patrol, but the crew still demands that handling continue.
A3｜The specifications of the tubular fittings to be installed do not match the approved list.
A4｜The pump is still pressurized, yet the system says "safe to disassemble and repair".
A5｜The previous shift did not hand over the lifting exclusion zone; the trainee can only stop work and report, and return to work is decided by authorized personnel.
Task one: mark items that cannot be continued
List A1 quantity, A2 leak, A3 specification, A4 pressure, and A5 exclusion zone issues.
Do not calculate real loads, leak thresholds, or return-to-work conditions.
Task two: write the review and handover
Make a checklist by work area, equipment number, original work order, isolation, responsible person, and evidence pending.
Request verification of quantities, leak points, specifications, and pressure status.
Separate reported, reviewed, and approved-for-return-to-work.
Safety boundaries
This practice has no complete engineering conditions, equipment parameters, or authorization; AI can organize the problem list but cannot confirm safety or approve equipment assembly or disassembly.
Tubular quantity card
Mark the A1 quantity conflict and suspend handling.
Others can see the unresolved list problem.
Leak and specification card
Place A2 the leak point and A3 the tubular fitting specification mismatch side by side.
Do not treat a verbal "can continue" as verification.
Isolation handover card
List A4 the pressure, A5 the exclusion zone, and the return to work pending.
Do not write stopping work as approved for return to work.
Plan change list
For the A4 anchor work location change record, note the proposer, time, approver, and current status.
The person taking over can use this to maintain the stop-work status and wait for approval.
| Stage | What may be assessed | Observed evidence | Use boundaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| List verification | What to do when quantities conflict | Able to require stopping work and rechecking the original order | Does not grant handling rights |
| Leak verification | Whether work can continue when a leak point is found | Able to require reporting and isolation | Does not guess handling thresholds |
| Equipment verification | What to do when the pump is still pressurized | Able to isolate the equipment | Does not judge it safe to disassemble and repair |
| Handover review | How to mark the lifting exclusion zone | Able to clearly state the location, responsible person, and evidence pending | Does not predict long-term performance |
Day one
Read A1, and mark the quantity conflict.
Day two
Read A2 and A3, and verify the leak point and specifications.
Day three
Read A4 and A5, and write the isolation and exclusion zone handover.
Day four
Read A4, and record the anchor work location change and plan version, without inferring that it has been approved.
Day five
Complete the A1—A5 problem list, assigning a responsible person and evidence to each unknown item.
Day six
Ask an experienced person to review only the practice text and check whether assumptions were written as facts.
Day seven
Keep the first draft and the revised draft, and review omissions, stop-work judgments, and communication quality.
| Qualification／identity | Who it mainly suits | Realistic role in job seeking | Whether it is a universal entry threshold | Application／registration conditions | Investment level | Important limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal educational credential required | People referencing the typical BLS entry | U.S. vocational education statistics | Not the sole condition for all employers | Verify the well site position requirements | Basic training time | Education does not grant on-site operating rights |
| Moderate-term on-the-job training | Well site roustabout beginners | Learn tools, equipment, tubulars, patrol, and isolation | BLS typical training description | Determined by the employer's equipment | Requires supervision and refresher training | Practice does not replace hands-on work |
| Equipment assembly training | People who make connections and disassemble and repair | Understand tubular fittings, tools, pinch points, and stopping work | Verify per equipment authorization | Verify manufacturer and employer procedures | Requires hands-on work | Being able to assemble does not mean being able to design |
| Handling and lifting collaboration | People responsible for handling | Understand loads, routes, and exclusion zones | Verify per position authorization | Verify equipment and the lift plan | Requires practice | Does not grant crane operating rights |
| Leak patrol training | People responsible for pipeline patrol | Identify leak points, isolation, and escalation | Verify per the well site | Verify emergency procedures | Requires refresher training | Does not grant pressurized repair rights |
| Continuing education or certificates | People with a target certificate | Add equipment, pipeline, or safety knowledge | Not a unified practice license | Verify the issuing body and scope | Per course refresher training | A certificate does not transfer return-to-work sign-off authority |
The entry practice uses only fictional work orders, tubular lists, equipment cards, and patrol logs to identify isolation, leak, load, and handover conflicts; it does not grant on-site operating rights.
This page has no verifiable unified qualification list for Chinese oil and gas roustabouts; check the target region, industry, and employer requirements.
U.S. vocational education statistics cannot replace Chinese position admission requirements.
Simulated materials contain no real equipment status, pipeline pressure, or on-site parameters and must not be used for actual work.
Education, training, certificates, and equipment authorization are verified separately. Comparable hiring samples, lifting and pressurized repair qualification bodies, and specific well site rules for this position in China have not been obtained, so no unified starting pay or entry threshold can be given.
Certificate directories only suggest possible training directions; qualifications, employer appointments, and equipment authorization must all be verified separately.
The four stages represent capability growth, not fixed years or a promotion guarantee; job titles, equipment, and sign-off authority are determined by the employer and local rules.
Under supervision, can verify work orders, tools, tubulars, isolation, and personnel positions and point out unknown items and stop-work points.
Supervised inspection
Can assemble and repair equipment, handle tubulars, and record status as authorized.
Assembly, disassembly, and inspection
Can analyze defects, leaks, and load anomalies and coordinate handling with maintenance and safety personnel.
Anomaly analysis and collaboration
Can mentor inspection, handling, patrol, and handover; emergency response and return to work still follow authorization.
Crew mentoring and safety
The typical BLS 47-5071 entry requires no formal educational credential, no related occupational experience, and usually moderate-term on-the-job training; on-site authorization is verified separately.
Training, certificates, lifting direction, pressurized repair, and employer authorization are verified separately.
O*NET describes U.S. occupations; Chinese well site requirements are confirmed with the location and employer.
The portfolio shows fictional equipment cards, tubular lists, patrol logs, and stop-work handover and does not grant real operating rights.
BLS education and training are U.S. statistics, not a unified license.
O*NET is used to verify assembly and repair, tubular handling, and leak patrol.
Chinese mining industry averages cannot infer individual wages.
NIST is AI governance background, not well site safety certification.
Complete training and authorization per the well site, equipment, and task; a certificate does not grant return-to-work rights.
Practice verifying work orders, tubular fittings, tools, and isolation.
Able to point out defects and items to be confirmed.
Under supervision, prepare inspections and cleanup.
Well site trainee
Complete training and authorization per the target well site equipment.
Practice equipment assembly and disassembly, tubular handling, and leak patrol.
Equipment numbers and patrol records are reviewable.
Carry out routine well site roustabout work as authorized.
Well site roustabout
Authorize per equipment and employer procedures.
Add fault isolation, loads, leaks, and maintenance collaboration.
Able to explain defects, isolation, and return-to-work boundaries.
For complex work, first verify pressure, lifting, personnel, and emergency response.
Well site crew backbone
Complete training and authorization per employer procedures.
Add mentoring, handover, and anomaly review.
Stop-work, isolation, and acceptance evidence is traceable.
Guide inspection, handling, patrol, and handover.
Well site crew mentoring
Onshore well sites require verifying roads, rig moves, material stacking, and pipelines.
Add onshore equipment, road, and site preparation training.
Has supervised equipment inspection and handling records.
Familiar with onshore pipelines, tools, and isolation.
Onshore well site trainee
Complete training and authorization per the onshore well site plan.
Add equipment, materials, pipelines, and leak patrol.
Tool, tubular fitting, and patrol records are complete.
Complete onshore assembly, disassembly, handling, and cleanup as authorized.
Onshore well site roustabout
Train and authorize per employer procedures.
Add pressure isolation, lifting, and maintenance handover.
Defects and leaks have stop-work and review records.
Coordinate with maintenance, safety, and the next crew to handle anomalies.
Onshore well site backbone
Train and authorize per employer procedures.
Add mentoring and cross-crew review.
Forms reviewable equipment and handover specifications.
Guide multi-crew patrol and anomaly escalation.
Onshore well site mentor
Offshore well sites require verifying the platform, sea conditions, lifting, and emergency response.
Learn platform, rotation, and offshore emergency differences.
Use fictional cases to compare onshore and offshore assembly, disassembly, and patrol risks.
Learn offshore equipment, pipelines, loads, and sea conditions.
Offshore well site trainee
Train and authorize per platform procedures.
Add offshore equipment and emergency training.
Equipment, tubular fitting, and patrol status is traceable.
Carry out platform assembly, disassembly, handling, and cleanup as authorized.
Offshore well site roustabout
Train and authorize per platform procedures.
Add sea conditions, lifting, and leak handover.
Repair and anomaly records are reviewable.
Assist with complex conditions and cross-crew review.
Offshore well site backbone
Train and authorize per platform procedures.
Add mentoring and offshore risk management.
Isolation, change, and return-to-work evidence is reviewable.
Manage assembly, disassembly, and patrol handover and anomaly escalation.
Offshore well site mentor
The BLS 47-5071 standalone row projects oil and gas roustabout employment rising from 45,500 to 47,100 over 2025—2035, a growth of 3.6% and about 4,100 annual openings. Openings include replacement from separations and transfers.
Employment scale goes from 45,500 to 47,100 people, a growth of 3.6%.
A projection does not equal regional hiring or individual opportunity.
Employment scale and growth
BLS 47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas standalone occupation row
45,500→47,100 people; +3.6%
About 4,100 job openings, including replacement for separations.
An openings projection is not real-time hiring volume.
BLS 47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas standalone occupation row
Mainland China urban units
Mining non-private average 143,361 yuan and private average 79,169 yuan; for industry background only.
Oil and gas roustabouts are not listed separately, so individual wages or occupational employment scale cannot be estimated.
All employed persons in mining
143,361 yuan/year; 79,169 yuan/year
Used to verify the U.S. oil and gas roustabout employment projection and annual openings.
Used to verify O*NET oil and gas roustabout tasks and adjacent positions.
China reference: 2025 pre-tax average wages for the mining industry and industry × broad jobs; for wage background only, and it provides no employment projection for this occupation in China and no AI impact estimate.
Used to verify U.S. oil and gas roustabout national wage percentiles.
Requires adding derrick equipment, tubular raising and lowering, and work-at-height collaboration.
Shares tubular handling and well site communication.
Moderate: moves to derrick operation.
Requires adding rig control, mud, and well control training.
Shares equipment and well site safety observation.
Distant: moves from assisting to drilling control.
Requires adding pipeline construction, alignment, connection, and inspection.
Shares tubular and on-site isolation habits.
Moderate: the core output becomes pipeline construction.
Requires adding engineering education, wellbore design, and simulation.
Shares well site problem records.
Distant: the core output is engineering plans.
Requires adding wellhead pumps, valves, and production management.
Shares pump and pipeline inspection.
Moderate: moves from site roustabout work to production.
Requires adding non-oil and gas drilling, sampling, and rigs.
Shares equipment inspection and site communication.
Moderate: the drilling purpose differs.
Requires adding oil and gas service units and workover tasks.
Shares well site equipment and tubulars.
Moderate: the core equipment differs.
Requires adding mechanical diagnosis, disassembly and repair, and repair authorization.
Shares fault observation and tool use.
Moderate: moves from assisting to specialized repair.
This page did not obtain a precise occupational wage for Chinese oil and gas roustabouts; mining averages serve only as industry background.
BLS projects 3.6% employment growth over 2025—2035, with about 4,100 annual openings; openings include replacement and are not net growth.
There is no credible substitution rate. AI can organize repair and inspection records, while equipment assembly, leaks, lifting, and return to work are verified by people.
On discovering leaks, unisolated pressurized equipment, people entering the lifting exclusion zone, or tool defects, stop work and escalate per procedure.
Use only fictional work orders, equipment cards, and patrol logs to practice quantity, specification, leak, and isolation handover.
You can explore derrick, rig, pipeline construction, or machinery maintenance; the target position training and responsibility evidence must be added.
AI can assist with repair orders, materials, and inspection summaries; leaks, pressure, lifting, isolation, and return to work are verified by on-site personnel.
Occupational tasks follow this page's O*NET and related BLS occupational materials; U.S. wages keep the original precise or clearly parent-category／combined basis, and employment trends use the BLS 2025—2035 projection. Chinese wages supplement the National Bureau of Statistics 2025 pre-tax industry and broad-job averages for mining, explicitly not this occupation's wages and not AI-attributed.
Materials reviewed on this page as of: 2026-09-28. The links point to official occupation, wage, projection, and safety materials that can be rechecked.
The fictional practice is not used for real equipment disassembly, lifting, or leak handling.
O*NET oil and gas roustabouts 47-5071.00 occupational profile: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Tasks and work activities; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 update
Official occupational profile
Occupation-specific
Tasks and work activities; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
BLS occupational projections table 47-5071 standalone row: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Used for the occupational median wage, employment, and typical training; does not provide industry-segment quotes.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2025—2035
Official occupational or industry statistics
Occupation-specific
Used for the occupational median wage, employment, and typical training; does not provide industry-segment quotes.
2026-09-28
BLS 2025—2035 occupational employment projections table: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
47-5071 standalone row; annual openings include replacement.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2025—2035 projection; annual average openings
Official occupational or industry statistics
Occupation-specific
Oil and gas roustabouts as a standalone occupation; overall employment projection, not AI-attributed, and annual openings include replacement and are not net new positions or a hiring promise.
2026-10-02
O*NET oil and gas roustabout national wages (BLS 2025 data): for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Wage percentiles come from BLS and do not represent project quotes.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
May 2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Occupation-specific
Wage percentiles come from BLS and do not represent project quotes.
2026-09-28
This page uses Table 2 urban non-private sector by industry and Table 5 urban private sector by industry, plus Table 6 totals and Table 7 industry × broad-job categories.
Well site equipment assembly and maintenance, tubular handling, and patrol correspond to the oil and gas site; the broad mining category does not equal oil and gas roustabout wages, nor does it reflect onshore/offshore, shift, or authorization differences.
Unit ownership types and job composition differ, so private and non-private averages are not merged into an occupation wage range; individual take-home income is not estimated from annual averages.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025; published 2026-05-15
official industry and broad occupational group wage reference
Industry reference
Pre-tax annual average wages; industry, unit ownership type, and above-designated-size enterprise broad-job statistics, not this occupation's wages, median, or starting pay.
2026-10-02
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit average wages: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Industry reference
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages are only industry or overall background and do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
2026-09-28
O*NET oil and gas derrick operators: used only to compare adjacent occupational tasks.
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
U.S. occupational tasks and work context
Occupation-specific
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
O*NET oil and gas rotary drill operators: used only to compare adjacent occupational tasks.
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
U.S. occupational tasks and work context
Occupation-specific
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
O*NET pipeline layers: used only to compare adjacent occupational tasks.
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
U.S. occupational tasks and work context
Occupation-specific
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
O*NET petroleum engineers: used only to compare adjacent occupational tasks.
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 update
Official occupational profile
Occupation-specific
Used to compare adjacent occupational tasks; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
O*NET 47-5071.00 is used to verify oil and gas roustabout tasks and the work environment; qualifications and safety procedures follow local and employer rules.
O*NET 47-5071.00 is used to verify oil and gas roustabout tasks and the work environment; qualifications and safety procedures follow local and employer rules.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
U.S. occupational tasks and work context
contextual
U.S. occupational tasks are used only to understand the work and risks and do not replace local well site rules.
2026-09-28
ILO generative AI and jobs update (2025): for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Cross-occupation task exposure research, not an oil and gas roustabout substitution rate.
Task exposure and job transition boundaries.
International Labour Organization
Global
2025
Research or framework
contextual
Cross-occupation task exposure research, not an oil and gas roustabout substitution rate.
2026-09-28
FermatMind editorial fictional practice: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
A fictional desktop prompt, not a well site equipment assembly plan, training certificate, or operating instruction.
FermatMind
Cross-market
2026-09-28
Editorial summary
Editorial synthesis
A fictional desktop prompt, not a well site equipment assembly plan, training certificate, or operating instruction.
2026-09-28
NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework 1.0: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
An AI governance framework does not provide oil and gas well site permits or on-site safety approval.
NIST
United States
2023
Research or framework
contextual
An AI governance framework does not provide oil and gas well site permits or on-site safety approval.
2026-09-28
Estimates the potential model impact on U.S. labor tasks, not a well site hands-on trial.
Cannot be converted into layoffs for this occupation, well site adoption timing, or safety release.
Eloundou and other researchers
U.S. labor market modeling research
2023
research paper
task_exposure
Task exposure estimates; does not provide well site assembly and repair actual adoption, net efficiency, or substitution rates.
2026-09-28
ILO generative AI and jobs update (2025): for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Cross-occupation task exposure research, not an oil and gas roustabout substitution rate.
International Labour Organization
Global
2025
Research or framework
contextual
Cross-occupation task exposure research, not an oil and gas roustabout substitution rate.
2026-09-28
O*NET 47-5071.00 is used to verify oil and gas roustabout tasks and the work environment; qualifications and safety procedures follow local and employer rules.
O*NET 47-5071.00 is used to verify oil and gas roustabout tasks and the work environment; qualifications and safety procedures follow local and employer rules.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
U.S. occupational tasks and work context
contextual
U.S. occupational tasks are used only to understand the work and risks and do not replace local well site rules.
2026-09-28
O*NET oil and gas roustabouts 47-5071.00 occupational profile: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Tasks and work activities; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 update
Official occupational profile
Occupation-specific
Tasks and work activities; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
O*NET oil and gas roustabout national wages (BLS 2025 data): for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Wage percentiles come from BLS and do not represent project quotes.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
May 2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Occupation-specific
Wage percentiles come from BLS and do not represent project quotes.
2026-09-28
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit average wages: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Industry reference
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages are only industry or overall background and do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
2026-09-28
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit average wages: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Industry reference
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages are only industry or overall background and do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
2026-09-28
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 urban unit average wages: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Industry reference
Mining, manufacturing, and national averages are only industry or overall background and do not represent oil and gas roustabout wages.
2026-09-28
O*NET oil and gas roustabouts 47-5071.00 occupational profile: for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 update
Official occupational profile
Occupation-specific
Tasks and work activities; does not provide Chinese qualification mutual recognition.
2026-09-28
O*NET oil and gas roustabout national wages (BLS 2025 data): for the corresponding occupational tasks, statistics, or safety rule scope on this page only.
Wage percentiles come from BLS and do not represent project quotes.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
May 2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
Occupation-specific
Wage percentiles come from BLS and do not represent project quotes.
2026-09-28
O*NET 47-5071.00 is used to verify oil and gas roustabout tasks and the work environment; qualifications and safety procedures follow local and employer rules.
O*NET 47-5071.00 is used to verify oil and gas roustabout tasks and the work environment; qualifications and safety procedures follow local and employer rules.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2026 occupational profile
U.S. occupational tasks and work context
contextual
U.S. occupational tasks are used only to understand the work and risks and do not replace local well site rules.
2026-09-28
Describes sampling, wage basis, and statistical limitations.
An occupational distribution cannot be directly converted into individual hours, net income, or a hiring wage.
O*NET OnLine / BLS
United States
May 2025
Official occupational or industry statistics
methodology
Statistical method notes, not a well site job type, regional, or new-hire quote.
2026-09-28