Lease operator vs pulling unit operator

The differences between lease operators and pulling unit operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a lease operator and a pulling unit operator. Additionally, a pulling unit operator has an average salary of $38,499, which is higher than the $25,625 average annual salary of a lease operator.

The top three skills for a lease operator include OTR, CDL and tractor trailer. The most important skills for a pulling unit operator are production equipment, well control, and hand tools.

Lease operator vs pulling unit operator overview

	Lease Operator	Pulling Unit Operator
Yearly salary	$25,625	$38,499
Hourly rate	$12.32	$18.51
Growth rate	-7%	7%
Number of jobs	33,754	46,018
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Lease operator vs pulling unit operator salary

Lease operators and pulling unit operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lease Operator	Pulling Unit Operator
Average salary	$25,625	$38,499
Salary range	Between $5,000 And $109,000	Between $27,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lease operator and pulling unit operator education

There are a few differences between a lease operator and a pulling unit operator in terms of educational background:

	Lease Operator	Pulling Unit Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lease operator vs pulling unit operator demographics

Here are the differences between lease operators' and pulling unit operators' demographics:

	Lease Operator	Pulling Unit Operator
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 98.0% Female, 2.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 1.2% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 33.2% Asian, 1.2% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between lease operator and pulling unit operator duties and responsibilities

Lease operator example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain GPS and other equipment.
Perform, supervise, and manage explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations.
Manage smart pig cleaning and maintenance schedule for all assign areas of responsibility.
Submit daily production reports using eVin data entry program, and various other reports as needed.
Perform field activities on the pipeline facilities including: corrosion control, dehydration, measurement, and overall system integrity.
Enter daily production values into EVIN.

Pulling unit operator example responsibilities.

Perform day to day operational oversight and maintenance over numerous distillation and utility units in a cresylic acid manufacturing facility.
Transfer to the D/FW area as requested by the company to operate work over rig.

Lease operator vs pulling unit operator skills

Common lease operator skills

OTR, 13%
CDL, 11%
Tractor Trailer, 9%
Production Equipment, 9%
Oil Gas, 4%
Mechanical Problems, 4%

Common pulling unit operator skills

Production Equipment, 44%
Well Control, 29%
Hand Tools, 22%
RAN, 2%
Safety Procedures, 2%
Frac, 1%