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Overview
Tool pushers combine drilling supervision with administrative control, including crew instructions, shift planning, rig operations, equipment selection, cost monitoring and worker safety follow-up.
In job descriptions, look for rig operations, drilling programme, crew supervision, materials and spares, rig moves, well equipment, mechanics, reporting and safety responsibility.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The role connects the drilling programme with people, equipment and supplies. Much of the work is coordination: crews, shifts, rig moves, spare parts and daily operating readiness.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes rig operations, mechanics, well equipment, cost monitoring, staff instructions, worker safety supervision, planning rig moves and keeping drilling activity aligned with the programme.
Salary context
Salary context depends on drilling responsibility, crew size, rig complexity, administrative load, cost control, safety accountability and whether the role manages several operational interfaces.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward rig management, drilling operations coordination, well-site supervision, equipment planning, operations reporting or broader responsibility for extraction support.
Good to know
Look for the drilling programme, crew size, shift planning, materials and spares, rig move duties, well equipment decisions, reporting lines and safety authority.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
47-5012.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to more than one exact ESCO occupation.
Helpers--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*NETRoustabouts, 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*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.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
06.1Extraction of crude petroleum
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Well drillers and borers and related workers (8113)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5d549551-d94a-4e98-8444-d6608d70c8d8 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8113.7 |
| ISCO group | 8113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |