Derrickhand to rigging supervisor
A derrickhand already meets 26% of what the rigging supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.4/ 100
1 How much of what a rigging supervisor is expected to do is already part of a derrickhand’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the rigging supervisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A rigging supervisor role treats 4 of its required skills as things a derrickhand already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- mechanics
- react to events in time-critical environments
- rigging terminology
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigging supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a derrickhand background worth leading with.
- already held rigging terminology services
- already held react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring
- already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the rigging supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn understand rigging work orders required
- still to learn interpret 2D plans required
- still to learn interpret 3D plans required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- still to learn provide rigging plans required
- still to learn evaluate employees work required
- still to learn plan schedule required
- still to learn use measurement instruments required
- optional, not held set up drilling rigs optional
- optional, not held transport drilling rigs optional
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn direct rigging equipment operators required
- still to learn crane load charts required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rigging supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 understand rigging work orders practise this
- 02 crane load charts study this
- 03 direct rigging equipment operators practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held rigging terminology knowledge
- already held train employees skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held move rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held move rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held set up drilling rigs optional
- optional, not held transport drilling rigs optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
13 held skills the rigging supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role add chemicals to drilling fluid skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
- not needed by the target role control flow of oils skill
- not needed by the target role guide drill pipes skill
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role maintain circulation system skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor drilling fluid skill
- not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in drilling teams skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn crane load charts required
- optional, not held electricity optional
Common questions about this move
Can a derrickhand become a rigging supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A derrickhand already covers 26% of what a rigging supervisor is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the rigging supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does a derrickhand need to become a rigging supervisor?
10 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is understand rigging work orders.
How hard is the move from derrickhand to rigging supervisor?
Its learning distance is 68.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.