Roustabout vs rigging up worker

The differences between roustabouts and rigging up workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a roustabout has an average salary of $31,841, which is higher than the $28,605 average annual salary of a rigging up worker.

The top three skills for a roustabout include CDL, backhoe and flow lines. The most important skills for a rigging up worker are CDL, tongs, and .

Roustabout vs rigging up worker overview

	Roustabout	Rigging Up Worker
Yearly salary	$31,841	$28,605
Hourly rate	$15.31	$13.75
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	2,055	19,539
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Roustabout vs rigging up worker salary

Roustabouts and rigging up workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Roustabout	Rigging Up Worker
Average salary	$31,841	$28,605
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $19,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Bakersfield, CA	-
Highest paying state	Nevada	-
Best paying company	Nabors Industries	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between roustabout and rigging up worker education

There are a few differences between a roustabout and a rigging up worker in terms of educational background:

	Roustabout	Rigging Up Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Roustabout vs rigging up worker demographics

Here are the differences between roustabouts' and rigging up workers' demographics:

	Roustabout	Rigging Up Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.8% Female, 4.2%	Male, 98.1% Female, 1.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.5% 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 roustabout and rigging up worker duties and responsibilities

Roustabout example responsibilities.

Swab oil and gas wells.
Clamp holding fixtures on ends of hoisting cables.
Swab back fluids, fish for part rods and tubing.
Experience in operatingdozer, excavator, bobcat and all-terrain crane.
Operate and fuel equipment machinery (bobcat and forklift).
Check that all bop valves are line up and are functioning properly.

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.

Roustabout vs rigging up worker skills

Common roustabout skills

CDL, 10%
Backhoe, 9%
Flow Lines, 7%
Oilfield Equipment, 6%
Welders, 5%
Manual Labor, 5%

Common rigging up worker skills

CDL, 56%
Tongs, 44%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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