NorthStar

Occupations/47-5071.00

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

39%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

47%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

54%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.

  • Task

    Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.

  • Task

    Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
  2. 02Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
  3. 03Guide cranes to move loads about decks.
  4. 04Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
  5. 05Lay gas and oil pipelines.
  6. 06Bolt together pump and engine parts.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.31
  • Degree of automation1.92
  • Time sitting1.77
  • Originality (ability)2.00
  • Conflict situations2.40
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.69
  • Outdoors / weather4.98
  • Disease exposure1.14
  • Decision freedom3.94

Top abilities

  • Multilimb Coordination3.75
  • Manual Dexterity3.75
  • Problem Sensitivity3.50
  • Near Vision3.50
  • Trunk Strength3.25
  • Static Strength3.25
  • Far Vision3.25
  • Extent Flexibility3.25

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.12
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.12
  • Speaking2.75
  • Mathematics2.00
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking3.12
  • Active Learning2.50
  • Learning Strategies2.25
  • Monitoring3.00

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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