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Where a tool pusher can go next

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

Tool pushers assume responsibility over daily drilling operations. They do mostly administrative work. Tool pushers ensure that the oil rig has sufficient materials, spare parts and enough personnel to continue with the daily operations. They conduct drilling activities in accordance with scheduled programme, supervising drilling crew and equipment.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 14 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: drill operator, 29%

Fig. 2 — the 2 nearest destinations from tool pusher. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a tool pusher already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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tool pusher 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a tool pusher already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.