Drill instructor vs well drill operator

The differences between drill instructors and well drill operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a drill instructor, becoming a well drill operator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a drill instructor has an average salary of $53,231, which is higher than the $38,256 average annual salary of a well drill operator.

The top three skills for a drill instructor include safety standards, combat and direct supervision. The most important skills for a well drill operator are rig, environmental agencies, and plungers.

Drill instructor vs well drill operator overview

	Drill Instructor	Well Drill Operator
Yearly salary	$53,231	$38,256
Hourly rate	$25.59	$18.39
Growth rate	6%	7%
Number of jobs	24,641	30,260
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	40	38
Years of experience	4	2

Drill instructor vs well drill operator salary

Drill instructors and well drill operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Drill Instructor	Well Drill Operator
Average salary	$53,231	$38,256
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $86,000	Between $26,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between drill instructor and well drill operator education

There are a few differences between a drill instructor and a well drill operator in terms of educational background:

	Drill Instructor	Well Drill Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Drill instructor vs well drill operator demographics

Here are the differences between drill instructors' and well drill operators' demographics:

	Drill Instructor	Well Drill Operator
Average age	40	38
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 92.5% Female, 7.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 0.8% White, 74.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	2%	3%

Differences between drill instructor and well drill operator duties and responsibilities

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).

Well drill operator example responsibilities.

Maintain fluid weights by careful mixing of chemicals using PPE and careful mathematical calculations in collaboration with engineers.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.

Drill instructor vs well drill operator skills

Common drill instructor skills

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

Common well drill operator skills

Rig, 33%
Environmental Agencies, 24%
Plungers, 11%
CDL, 10%
RAN, 7%
Water Flow, 6%