Driller vs gunner

The differences between drillers and gunners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a gunner has an average salary of $51,584, which is higher than the $49,896 average annual salary of a driller.

The top three skills for a driller include CDL, preventative maintenance and safety policies. The most important skills for a gunner are combat, foot patrol, and weapon systems.

Driller vs gunner overview

	Driller	Gunner
Yearly salary	$49,896	$51,584
Hourly rate	$23.99	$24.80
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,593	670
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	24
Years of experience	4	-

Driller vs gunner salary

Drillers and gunners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Driller	Gunner
Average salary	$49,896	$51,584
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $63,000	Between $24,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Nabors Industries	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between driller and gunner education

There are a few differences between a driller and a gunner in terms of educational background:

	Driller	Gunner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Driller vs gunner demographics

Here are the differences between drillers' and gunners' demographics:

	Driller	Gunner
Average age	40	24
Gender ratio	Male, 97.0% Female, 3.0%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
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, 13.9% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	2%	4%

Differences between driller and gunner duties and responsibilities

Driller example responsibilities.

Manage and perform rig operations, repair large mud pump motors, hoppers, shakers, generators, valves and agitators.
Perform data analysis and provide recommendations to achieve improve performance and accelerate commercialization of Pathmaker (RSS).
Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and power wrenches and tongs.
Assist in the drilling of oil and gas wells as a floor hand operating pipe spinners, tongs, and slips.
School, forklift, and CPR train
Clean and oil pulleys, blocks, and cables.

Gunner example responsibilities.

Manage life threatening psychiatric emergencies and refer military and families to in-patient and out-patient network providers and provide supportive EAP counseling.
Maintain knowledge of network analysis, SIGINT production and security procedures.
Operate signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment and prepares logs and technical reports.
Contribute to improvements in the SRM process, hazard analysis and assessment.
Provide NSA knowledge of issues impacting the war fighter and high profile target countries.
Work in the office doing data entry and keep track of fellow marines in the platoon.

Driller vs gunner skills

Common driller skills

CDL, 26%
Preventative Maintenance, 18%
Safety Policies, 14%
Geotechnical, 10%
Well Control, 3%
CPR, 2%

Common gunner skills

Combat, 22%
Foot Patrol, 13%
Weapon Systems, 12%
Platoon, 7%
CAL, 4%
Communications Equipment, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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