Relief driller vs rotary driller

The differences between relief drillers and rotary drillers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a relief driller and a rotary driller. Additionally, a relief driller has an average salary of $53,739, which is higher than the $52,810 average annual salary of a rotary driller.

The top three skills for a relief driller include rig, flow lines and . The most important skills for a rotary driller are rig, , and .

Relief driller vs rotary driller overview

	Relief Driller	Rotary Driller
Yearly salary	$53,739	$52,810
Hourly rate	$25.84	$25.39
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,764	1,061
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Relief driller vs rotary driller salary

Relief drillers and rotary drillers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Relief Driller	Rotary Driller
Average salary	$53,739	$52,810
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $77,000	Between $34,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between relief driller and rotary driller education

There are a few differences between a relief driller and a rotary driller in terms of educational background:

	Relief Driller	Rotary Driller
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	General Studies	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Relief driller vs rotary driller demographics

Here are the differences between relief drillers' and rotary drillers' demographics:

	Relief Driller	Rotary Driller
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 99.1% Female, 0.9%	Male, 94.7% Female, 5.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 1.2% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between relief driller and rotary driller duties and responsibilities

Relief driller example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports, and manage their efforts to maximize their contribution to operational effectiveness and performance.
Job consist of running mud tanks, mixing chemicals, running derricks, and drilling.
Record daily drilling activities accurately in IADC reports while keeping accurate component tally.
Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.
Lower and explode charges in boreholes to start flow of oil from wells.
Install pvc pipes into holes and making sure that the holes remain clean and free from debris.

Rotary driller example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports, and manage their efforts to maximize their contribution to operational effectiveness and performance.
Inspect derricks and order their inspection prior to being raise and lower.
Operate portable drilling rig (machine and relate equipment) to drill wells.
Record daily drilling activities accurately in IADC reports while keeping accurate component tally.
Move levers to control power-driven winch that raises and extends telescoping derrick.
Install pvc pipes into holes and making sure that the holes remain clean and free from debris.

Relief driller vs rotary driller skills

Common relief driller skills

Rig, 85%
Flow Lines, 15%

Common rotary driller skills

Rig, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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