Jobs for Roustabout

Roustabout nature of work

A roustabout may be part of the oil drilling teams or crews, or may be on location temporarily for special operations. The roustabout is commonly hired to ensure that the skilled personnel that run an expensive oil drilling rig are not distracted by peripheral tasks, ranging from any unskilled manual labor on the rigsite like cleaning up location to cleaning threads to digging trenches to scraping and painting rig components.

Roustabouts are employed by oil and gas drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

Roustabout work conditions

The roustabout usually work long hard days on extended roster systems outdoors in all weather conditions. The jobs for roustabout are generally hard and physically demanding. This type of work can lead to more steady employment on a drill rig crew.

Roustabout duties and tasks

The roustabout may perform some or all of the following tasks:

• The roustabout assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools
• The roustabout assist in slotting, welding and inserting casing screens
• The roustabout assist with well development and pumping tests
• The roustabout carry out minor maintenance and repairs, including lubrication
• The roustabout clean equipment, drill and camp sites
• The roustabout dig and clean mud pits and drains
• The roustabout help move drilling rigs and equipment from site to site, set up in the new site and connect power cables or hoses for water and air supply
• The roustabout help obtain drilling core samples
• The roustabout mix and test drilling fluids, chemicals and grout
• The roustabout operate equipment such as pumps for air, water and mud, and equipment and tools used to correct problems in drilled holes caused by mechanical breakdowns or by harmful natural conditions
• The roustabout perform other tasks as needed

If you are motivated to be part of highly motivated team of people please and you are able to meet these requirements, apply for jobs for roustabout through one of the links below:

Best and Worst Jobs of 2012 Wall Street Journal Lumberjack replaced last year's top loser, roustabout, also known as an oil-rig worker. With oil prices trending high, hiring for energy jobs is robust, while the ongoing slump in new housing construction has depressed demand for lumber and for ... and more »

Software engineers rank best in US job survey, lumberjacks come last The Australian "Many jobs in the media are characterized by high stress, short deadlines, long hours and a poor hiring outlook," explains Mr Lee. The worst job out of the 200 examined? It's lumberjack. The job replaced last year's loser, roustabout, also known as an ... and more »

FuelFix (blog)

Gas drilling spurs jobs in wildlife, software FuelFix (blog) The Rio Grande Valley resident took a job on a roustabout crew. The job is one of the lowest in the oil business and entails digging trenches, washing pits and moving rigs. Together with roommate and fellow worker, Juan Garcia, they earn $13 an hour ... and more »