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Also called field service roustabout, oil field roustabout, production roustabout and roustabout.
$46,960
Median pay a year
44,970
People do this work
6
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Oil and Gas Roustabout
Summary
Roustabout assembling and repairing oil field equipment using hand and power tools, moving pipes, guiding cranes, and locating and fixing leaks in oil and gas sites
Experience
Oil and Gas Roustabout
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Unscrewed and tightened pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods using hand and power wrenches and tongs
Dismantled and repaired oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts using hand tools and power tools
Guided cranes to move loads about decks on oil and gas sites
Walked flow lines to locate leaks using electronic detectors and visual inspections, and repaired the leaks
Moved pipes to and from trucks using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand
Cleaned trucks used in the fields to maintain equipment
Skills
Core Skills
Digging holes or trenches, Installing plumbing, Locating equipment or materials, Mixing needed substances, Cleaning vehicles and components, Removing debris and vegetation, Loading or unloading materials, Assisting construction personnel, Driver's license
Hands-On Work
Cleaning work sites, Pouring materials
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Unscrewed and tightened pipesDismantled and repaired machineryGuided cranes to move loadsWalked flow lines to find leaksLaid gas and oil pipelinesCleaned trucks used in fields
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Unscrewed and tightened pipes to ensure secure connections and prevent leaks
Guided cranes to move heavy loads safely across work decks
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Add how often you checked for leaks after tightening pipes
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Unscrewed and tightened pipes to ensure secure connections, resulting in most connections staying leak-free after my checks
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Most connections stayed leak-free after my checksRegular inspections showed fewer leaks over timeFollow-up checks confirmed secure connections
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Mention if you were trusted to guide cranes alone or with a team
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Guided cranes to move heavy loads safely across work decks
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Often guided cranes alone during busy shiftsWorked with a team to move larger loadsTrained new workers on crane operation
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Digging holes or trenches
Installing plumbing
Locating equipment or materials
Mixing needed substances
Cleaning work sites
Cleaning vehicles and components
Removing debris and vegetation
Loading or unloading materials
Pouring materials
Assisting construction personnel
Moving construction materials
Assembling production equipment
The work itself
What an Oil and Gas Roustabout does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.
What it pays
How much does an Oil and Gas Roustabout make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$38,850
Median
$46,960
75th percentile
$58,120
About 44,970 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$56,380
$60,810
$71,930
AL
$45,150
$49,400
$62,150
AR
$44,800
$44,960
$48,160
CA
$43,340
$48,880
$64,260
CO
$46,670
$49,050
$57,530
FL
$49,570
$57,080
$60,450
IL
$45,720
$46,500
$47,990
IN
$38,270
$51,740
$51,940
KS
$40,100
$46,220
$58,980
LA
$38,670
$44,850
$60,400
MI
$44,320
$51,720
$61,450
MS
$39,570
$49,240
$60,410
MT
$48,300
$58,800
$61,420
ND
$48,720
$60,480
$64,890
NE
$49,240
$53,340
$59,350
NM
$37,250
$50,000
$65,790
OH
$37,820
$51,230
$58,320
OK
$38,480
$47,260
$56,460
PA
$45,880
$47,520
$55,830
SD
$49,450
$50,370
$60,560
TX
$37,930
$45,950
$53,720
UT
$47,470
$48,270
$51,620
WY
$43,860
$46,660
$55,470
Other names
Other names for this job
field service roustabout, oil field roustabout, production roustabout, roustabout, roustabout crew pusher, roustabout hand, roustabout pusher, roustabouts oil and gas, casing crew pusher, cathead operator, connection worker, derrick hand.
More names for this work
drill rig operator, dumper bailer operator, equipment operator, field service engineer, field service installation tech, field service installation technician, field service tech, field service technician, field specialist, field tech, field technician, floor hand, floorhand, fuel farm operator, gang worker, gas floor hand, general service tech, general service technician, generator field service tech, generator field service technician, gun perforator loader, oil change tech, oil change technician, oil field laborer, oil floor hand, oil rig floor hand, oil rig roughneck, oil rigger, rig hand, terminal operator, well service floor worker, well service floorperson.
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This page is about the occupation Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.