Roustabouts,Oil+&+Gas

By: Stephen Doyle
 * Roustabouts, Oil and Gas**

Description: Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

Interests: A realistic job that requires hands on work that does not have a lot of paper work or working closely with others. It also involves power tools or machinery.

Tasks: Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.Bolt together pump and engine parts.Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and making visual inspections.Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks. Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.Guide cranes to move loads about decks.Supply equipment to rig floors as requested, and provide assistance to roughnecks.Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.

Skills: Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Knowledge: Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Education: Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed. Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Outlook and similair jobs: Based on the total number of annual openings and its growth rate, the employment prospects for this occupation are described as Least Favorable.During 2006, there were approximately 44,085 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas employed in US.We estimate that in 2016 there will be 42,663 employed in US. This represents a decrease of 0 job(s) each year, and a total of 0 job openings each year.

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