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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston, TX | $51,086 | $24.56 |
| 2 | Denver, CO | $47,847 | $23.00 |
| 3 | Williamsport, PA | $46,871 | $22.53 |
| 4 | Williston, ND | $45,739 | $21.99 |
| 5 | Tempe, AZ | $40,181 | $19.32 |
| 6 | Salt Lake City, UT | $40,174 | $19.31 |
| 7 | Billings, MT | $28,731 | $13.81 |
| 8 | Shreveport, LA | $27,186 | $13.07 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drilling Assistant | $60,386 | $29 | - |
| 2 | Hand Driller | $59,661 | $29 | - |
| 3 | Drill Operator | $42,919 | $21 | - |
| 4 | Rig Operator | $36,311 | $17 | - |
| 5 | Operator | $35,502 | $17 | - |
| 6 | Coiler Operator | $35,247 | $17 | - |
| 7 | Junior Operator | $34,578 | $17 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Drilling Co | $55,943 | $27 | - |
| 2 | Nabors Drilling USA, LP | $54,643 | $26 | - |
| 3 | Falcon Drilling | $54,192 | $26 | 1 |
| 4 | Cactus Drilling Co | $54,072 | $26 | - |
| 5 | Nabors Holding Company | $53,485 | $26 | 5 |
| 6 | Hercules Offshore | $53,378 | $26 | - |
| 7 | Nabors Industries | $53,286 | $26 | 4 |
| 8 | Rowan Companies | $53,110 | $26 | - |
| 9 | C.C. FORBES LLC | $52,544 | $25 | - |
| 10 | Latshawdrilling | $52,504 | $25 | - |
| 11 | Frontier Drilling | $52,454 | $25 | - |
| 12 | DCP Midstream | $51,219 | $25 | - |
| 13 | Devon Energy | $51,066 | $25 | 14 |
| 14 | Diamond Offshore Drilling | $50,490 | $24 | - |
| 15 | Spectra Energy | $49,637 | $24 | - |
| 16 | Helmerich & Payne | $48,738 | $23 | 20 |
| 17 | Trican Well Service | $47,604 | $23 | - |
| 18 | Patterson-UTI Energy | $43,457 | $21 | 7 |
| 19 | Key Energy Services | $42,812 | $21 | 4 |
| 20 | Kinder Morgan | $39,898 | $19 | 10 |