Galley hand vs production roustabout

The differences between galley hands and production roustabouts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a galley hand has an average salary of $47,014, which is higher than the $32,768 average annual salary of a production roustabout.

The top three skills for a galley hand include clean rooms, rig and meal preparation. The most important skills for a production roustabout are production equipment, rig, and .

Galley hand vs production roustabout overview

	Galley Hand	Production Roustabout
Yearly salary	$47,014	$32,768
Hourly rate	$22.60	$15.75
Growth rate	2%	-
Number of jobs	4,239	51,594
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Galley hand vs production roustabout salary

Galley hands and production roustabouts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Galley Hand	Production Roustabout
Average salary	$47,014	$32,768
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $80,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between galley hand and production roustabout education

There are a few differences between a galley hand and a production roustabout in terms of educational background:

	Galley Hand	Production Roustabout
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	General Studies	Petroleum Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Galley hand vs production roustabout demographics

Here are the differences between galley hands' and production roustabouts' demographics:

	Galley Hand	Production Roustabout
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 94.6% Female, 5.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between galley hand and production roustabout duties and responsibilities

Galley hand example responsibilities.

Manage and perform rig operations, repair large mud pump motors, hoppers, shakers, generators, valves and agitators.
Participate in JSA, S.T.O.P.
Maintain a low food cost, do payroll, hold weekly safety meetings, order groceries.
Rig interior appearance maintenance which include the following daily responsibilities: restroom cleaning, making beds and washing uniforms.
Maintain healthy environment on the rig through the proper preparation of food and keep the crew and living quarters clean.
Maintain groceries and supplies, order groceries and supplies, keep everything organize, make beds, sweep & mop floors.

Production roustabout example responsibilities.

Deliver materials and equipment as CDL driver.
Help develop and retro-fit lac unit systems.
Certify in fighting and extinguishing fires and certify CPR.
Install rig liners, disassemble and reassemble rig flares.
Operate equipment and deliver CDL loads to Conoco Phillips locations.
Pipe fitting.Operating man lift, skid steer, backhoe, telehandler

Galley hand vs production roustabout skills

Common galley hand skills

Clean Rooms, 25%
Rig, 22%
Meal Preparation, 11%
Fire Drills, 8%
TWIC, 6%
Groceries, 4%

Common production roustabout skills

Production Equipment, 91%
Rig, 9%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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