Directional driller vs drill instructor

The differences between directional drillers and drill instructors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a directional driller and a drill instructor. Additionally, a directional driller has an average salary of $54,153, which is higher than the $53,231 average annual salary of a drill instructor.

The top three skills for a directional driller include CDL, safety procedures and safety standards. The most important skills for a drill instructor are safety standards, combat, and direct supervision.

Directional driller vs drill instructor overview

	Directional Driller	Drill Instructor
Yearly salary	$54,153	$53,231
Hourly rate	$26.04	$25.59
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	911	24,641
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Directional driller vs drill instructor salary

Directional drillers and drill instructors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Directional Driller	Drill Instructor
Average salary	$54,153	$53,231
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $83,000	Between $32,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between directional driller and drill instructor education

There are a few differences between a directional driller and a drill instructor in terms of educational background:

	Directional Driller	Drill Instructor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Directional driller vs drill instructor demographics

Here are the differences between directional drillers' and drill instructors' demographics:

	Directional Driller	Drill Instructor
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 97.5% Female, 2.5%	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between directional driller and drill instructor duties and responsibilities

Directional driller example responsibilities.

Perform data analysis and provide recommendations to achieve improve performance and accelerate commercialization of Pathmaker (RSS).
Adhere to all safety policies.
Train rig hands in safe operating procedures, maintenance, and repairs for rig and associate equipment.
use of torches such as oxygen and acetylene, propane, map gas, and butane torches.
Make and check the daily safety sheets given to all employees and conduct JSA meetings before every task.
Administer company, government, OSHA and IADC guidelines and regulation to ensure a safe and productive work environment.

Drill instructor example responsibilities.

Manage all land and training area use, ammunition use / forecasting, requisitioning, allocations, and inspection.
Provide instruction to recruits, including basic combat skills, fundamentals of service life, and small arms use.
Review, grade, and teach students general chemistry course material.
Work with young adults while they pursue their GED's through the youth challenge program.
Assist the senior drill instructor with all platoon administrative matters and conduct the day to day operations of the platoon.
Operate Excellon CNC drill machines, plater (assist with running scrub machines and various plating lines as needed).

Directional driller vs drill instructor skills

Common directional driller skills

CDL, 40%
Safety Procedures, 13%
Safety Standards, 7%
Directional Drill, 7%
Shovels, 5%
HSE, 3%

Common drill instructor skills

Safety Standards, 26%
Combat, 8%
Direct Supervision, 8%
Platoon, 6%
Core Values, 5%
Training Schedules, 3%