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Overview
The role is part of a drilling team and involves rigging equipment, working at height, maintaining circulation systems and reacting quickly when pipe, fluid or equipment conditions change.
In job descriptions, look for drill pipes, drilling mud, circulation systems, rigging terminology, mechanical tools, time-critical environments, oil flow control and team-based safety routines.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Derrickhand work is part of drilling operations where pipe movement, rigging and drilling fluid condition affect the whole crew. The role requires attention to height, machinery and changing rig conditions.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include guiding drill pipes, using rigging equipment, monitoring drilling mud, maintaining circulation systems and reacting quickly when equipment, pressure or flow changes. Mechanical tools and terminology matter.
Salary context
Pay expectations depend on rig type, shift rotation, height work, exposure to time-critical operations, fluid responsibility and whether the role includes equipment maintenance or training duties.
Career paths
Progression can move toward senior drilling crew roles, rig supervision support, mechanical maintenance, mud monitoring specialization or training newer crew members in pipe handling and safety routines.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names drill pipe handling, drilling fluids, circulation systems, rigging equipment and work at height. A clear posting also states team size, rotation pattern and emergency response expectations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include oil rig motorhand, roustabout and drill operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 5
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
47-5071.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETHelpers--Extraction Workers
47-5081.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETWellhead Pumpers
53-7073.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas
47-5011.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
47-5023.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
09.1Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Well drillers and borers and related workers (8113)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/41d4be58-3111-48b5-814a-83117983dd16 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8113.1 |
| ISCO group | 8113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |