This post summarizes key statistics on Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.
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Income Over Career
This chart provides the median income by age for Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining.
Ten Most Common Industries
| Share | Income | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| 93.20 | 70,225 | Oil and gas extraction |
| 1.90 | 73,300 | Gas and steam supply systems |
| 1.80 | 70,225 | All construction |
| 1.80 | 113,407 | Petroleum refining |
| 0.20 | 3,402 | Miscellaneous manufacturing industries |
| 0.20 | 104,022 | Petroleum products |
| 0.20 | 102,992 | Business services, n.e.c. |
| 0.10 | 21,319 | Agricultural production, crops |
| 0.10 | 85,517 | Water supply and irrigation |
| 0.10 | 37,424 | Sanitary services |
This table highlights the top industries people working as Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining work in, and how much they earn in each industry.
Education Distribution
This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.
Ten Most Common Majors
This table highlights the top majors people working as Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining received, and how earnings vary by major.
Weekly Hours Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, and roustabouts, oil, gas, and mining. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.
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