Career Overlap Occupation record
RecordJob

Where a derrickhand can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a derrickhand already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Derrickhands guide the positions and movements of drill pipes. They control the automated pipe-handling equipment. They are often responsible for the condition of drilling fluids, or "mud".

Also known as derrick operator, member of the drilling crew, derrickwoman, derrickman.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 18 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: oil rig motorhand, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
oil rig motorhand 48% covered roughneck 32% covered rigging supervisor 26% covered petroleum pump system operator 21% covered roustabout 20% covered derrickhand You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from derrickhand, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a derrickhand already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A derrickhand needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • maintain circulation system constructing
  • monitor drilling fluid constructing
  • work in drilling teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • control flow of oils working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • guide drill pipes constructing
  • rigging terminology services
  • use rigging equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain mechanical equipment constructing
  • react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • mechanical tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a derrickhand does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

Look up another occupation

Derrickhand is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a derrickhand’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.