Floor hand vs roustabout crew pusher

The differences between floor hands and roustabout crew pushers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor hand has an average salary of $36,554, which is higher than the $31,326 average annual salary of a roustabout crew pusher.

The top three skills for a floor hand include tongs, fall protection and safety equipment. The most important skills for a roustabout crew pusher are rig, oil tanks, and CDL.

Floor hand vs roustabout crew pusher overview

	Floor Hand	Roustabout Crew Pusher
Yearly salary	$36,554	$31,326
Hourly rate	$17.57	$15.06
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	21,924	65,063
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 65%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Floor hand vs roustabout crew pusher salary

Floor hands and roustabout crew pushers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Hand	Roustabout Crew Pusher
Average salary	$36,554	$31,326
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $45,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between floor hand and roustabout crew pusher education

There are a few differences between a floor hand and a roustabout crew pusher in terms of educational background:

	Floor Hand	Roustabout Crew Pusher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor hand vs roustabout crew pusher demographics

Here are the differences between floor hands' and roustabout crew pushers' demographics:

	Floor Hand	Roustabout Crew Pusher
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 96.5% Female, 3.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 1.2% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 32.6% Asian, 1.2% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between floor hand and roustabout crew pusher duties and responsibilities

Floor hand example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports, and manage their efforts to maximize their contribution to operational effectiveness and performance.
Perform daily inspection of rig hoisting systems, slips, tongs, and iron roughneck on the rig floor.
Certify in CPR and a's.
Pull back pipe and run pipe in the hole on the monkey board.
Fill out JSA and other paper work.
Set tank batteries and build containment dikes.

Roustabout crew pusher example responsibilities.

Wear proper PPE at all times to ensure safety.
Check dies in slips and tongs and all safety and riding belts to verify condition.
Maintain crew truck maintenance record, stock truck with essentials for require rig site work to be conduct.
Crew leader in charge of rig up and delivery of high rate fluids through transfer lines to hydraulic fracturing sites.
Work with welders and equipment operators in everyday situations to complete natural gas compressor stations.
Drive crew out to location and have a tailgate, JSA meeting before work start.

Floor hand vs roustabout crew pusher skills

Common floor hand skills

Tongs, 20%
Fall Protection, 7%
Safety Equipment, 6%
Safety Rules, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Mud Pumps, 4%

Common roustabout crew pusher skills

Rig, 22%
Oil Tanks, 8%
CDL, 7%
Pipe Lines, 7%
Flow Lines, 6%
Visual Inspections, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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