Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas:

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Also includes:

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas:

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Also includes

About the Job

Primary Industry	Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Indiana Average Salary	$76,473.00
Average Time to Fill	40 days
Typical Education	High school equivalency
Typical Experience	Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Current Openings
2 Year Projected Openings (2016-2018)
2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2018)	%
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026)	45
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026)	%

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Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Work Ethic
Following Directions
Information Gathering
Decision-making
Professionalism

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Handling and Moving Objects

Set-up production equipment or machinery
Set-up heavy construction equipment
Don/Doff construction, extraction, or mining related Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Connect sections of drill pipe
Prepare explosives for detonation
Prepare excavation or extraction sites for commissioning or decommissioning
Install attachments to machinery or related structures
Install drilling equipment
Install plumbing, piping, or water handling systems
Position construction or extraction equipment
Bend pipe for gas, air, hydraulic, refrigeration or water lines
Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities
Collect geological samples
Drill holes in earth or rock for activities such as blasting

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Determine locations, angles, and depths of blast holes or other related drill sites
Perform extraction or mining related measurements
Measure work site or construction dimensions
Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly
Explore areas for oil or gas
Determine amount or kind of explosive needed to complete job

Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification	Certi - fication	Certification	Hard to Fill	Expensive to Fill
Sales
Financial Advising
Sales Meetings
Insurance License
Series 6
Backhoes
Product Sales

Equal Opportunity is the Law. (La Igualdad De Oportunidad Es La Ley.)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.