Oil rig roughneck vs rigging up worker

The differences between oil rig roughnecks and rigging up workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an oil rig roughneck has an average salary of $40,338, which is higher than the $28,605 average annual salary of a rigging up worker.

The top three skills for an oil rig roughneck include rig, tongs and . The most important skills for a rigging up worker are CDL, tongs, and .

Oil rig roughneck vs rigging up worker overview

	Oil Rig Roughneck	Rigging Up Worker
Yearly salary	$40,338	$28,605
Hourly rate	$19.39	$13.75
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	1,906	19,539
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Oil rig roughneck vs rigging up worker salary

Oil rig roughnecks and rigging up workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Oil Rig Roughneck	Rigging Up Worker
Average salary	$40,338	$28,605
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $60,000	Between $19,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between oil rig roughneck and rigging up worker education

There are a few differences between an oil rig roughneck and a rigging up worker in terms of educational background:

	Oil Rig Roughneck	Rigging Up Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Oil rig roughneck vs rigging up worker demographics

Here are the differences between oil rig roughnecks' and rigging up workers' demographics:

	Oil Rig Roughneck	Rigging Up Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 98.1% Female, 1.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 1.2% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between oil rig roughneck and rigging up worker duties and responsibilities

Oil rig roughneck example responsibilities.

Operate heavy equipment with CDL certification.
Clamp holding fixtures on ends of hoisting cables.

Rigging up worker example responsibilities.

Operate drill floor equipment, iron roughneck, rotary tongs, slips, elevators, floor winches, safety clamps.
Follow DDI and customer operating and reporting procedures.
Clean machines to keep up efficiency.dispose of defective feed.operate forkliftoperate bobcat
Clean and sanitize processing equipment in preparation for USDA inspections.

Oil rig roughneck vs rigging up worker skills

Common oil rig roughneck skills

Rig, 90%
Tongs, 10%

Common rigging up worker skills

CDL, 56%
Tongs, 44%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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