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Floor hand resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a floor hand resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the floor hand role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in floor hand-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some floor hand interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical floor hand skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some floor hand interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a floor hand resume:

  • Tongs
  • Fall Protection
  • Safety Equipment
  • Safety Rules
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Mud Pumps
  • General Maintenance
  • H2S
  • Manual Labor
  • BOP
  • Drill Bits
  • Direct Supervision
  • CPR
  • Floor Equipment
  • Drill Floor
  • Well Control
  • Safety Procedures
  • Derricks
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Emergency Situations
  • BHA
  • Drilling Fluid
  • Pulleys
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Safety Hazards
  • Hoisting
  • Spinners
  • Motorized Lifts
  • Front End Loader
  • Hoists

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write floor hand experience bullet points

Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

Here are great bullet points from floor hand resumes:

Work history example #1

Floor Hand

Patterson-UTI

  • Tripped in and out all drill pipe, collars, and motors.
  • Gained experience running a diesel electric rig with Varco Top drive and an electronic drilling system installed.
  • Drilled in Red Bed vertical wells and H2S Directional Wells.
  • Performed daily maintenance and cleaning, checking the rig and equipment, and assisted in drilling activities.
  • Worked the floor on drilling rigs to retrieve fuel sources at depths up to 27k feet.

Work history example #2

Floor Hand

Nabors Offshore

  • regulated vehicals Saftey training / CPR / First Aid.
  • Drilled in Red Bed vertical wells and H2S Directional Wells.
  • Inspected and lubricated cables, pulleys, guides and drums.
  • Cleaned and painted rig utilizing personal protective equipment while performing tasks.
  • Experienced in LOC (loss of circulation) and BOP practices including signs of blow outs and cavern hits.

Work history example #3

Floor Hand

Rough

  • Supervised 13 crews, 7welders, 4 backhoe operators for working on Quick Silver Accounts.
  • Insured that the well head was secured tightly to the well to prevent H2S gas from leaking.
  • Tripped pipe and suction rods, Worked on equipment, well heads, tongs, spinners and rig.
  • Assisted with helicopters under the direction of the HLO.
  • Assisted Driller with BHA and pipe tally.

Work history example #4

Rig Hand

Key Energy Services

  • Tripped in and out of hole.
  • Operated Swab Rig, Tubing board.
  • Rigged all pieces of an oil rig in the rig up a d down operations.
  • Maintained osha, H2S, CPR, and first aid certifications and attended classes as needed to renew or maintain them
  • regulated vehicals Saftey training / CPR / First Aid.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2013 - 2013

High School Diploma

2012 - 2012

Highlight your floor hand certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your floor hand resume:

  1. Commercial Driver License (CDL)
  2. OSHA Safety Certificate
  3. First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
  4. Operator Certification
  5. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)

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