Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a drill operator can go next

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

Drill operators supervise a team during rigging and drilling operations. They monitor well activity and take measures in case of emergencies.

Also known as oil rig driller, rig driller, rig drill operator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 23 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: well-digger, 44%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
well-digger 44% covered tool pusher 36% covered derrickhand 31% covered desalination technician 26% covered rigging supervisor 26% covered drill operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from drill operator, 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 drill operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A drill operator needs 14 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
  • install oil rig working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • inspect water wells information skills
  • supervise worker safety assisting and caring
  • mine safety legislation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • operate pumping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate drilling equipment handling and moving
  • evaluate employees work management skills
  • keep task records information skills
  • plan shifts of employees management skills
  • present reports communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Drill operator 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 drill operator’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.