Gauger to derrickhand
A gauger already meets 17% of what the derrickhand role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.7/ 100
1 How much of what a derrickhand is expected to do is already part of a gauger’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 derrickhand role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A derrickhand role treats 2 of its required skills as things a gauger already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- maintain mechanical equipment
- mechanical tools
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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A derrickhand role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gauger background worth leading with.
- already held maintain mechanical equipment constructing
- already held mechanical tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the derrickhand role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 guide drill pipes required
- still to learn maintain circulation system required
- still to learn monitor drilling fluid required
- optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
- still to learn control flow of oils required
- still to learn use rigging equipment required
- optional, not held add chemicals to drilling fluid optional
- optional, not held connect equipment to wellheads optional
- still to learn work in drilling teams required
- still to learn react to events in time-critical environments required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn rigging terminology required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a derrickhand role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 control flow of oils practise this
- 02 guide drill pipes practise this
- 03 maintain circulation system 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 3 skills that carry over
- already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
- already held mechanical tools knowledge
- already held chemistry knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held add chemicals to drilling fluid optional
- optional, not held connect equipment to wellheads optional
- optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
17 held skills the derrickhand role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse oil operations data skill
- not needed by the target role calculate oil deliveries skill
- not needed by the target role clean oil processing units skill
- not needed by the target role collect samples skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate oil well operations skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role manage fuelling system skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure oil tank temperatures skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the transfer of oil skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform oil tests skill
- not needed by the target role set equipment controls skill
- not needed by the target role synchronise pumphouse activities skill
- not needed by the target role test oil samples skill
- not needed by the target role verify oil circulation 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 rigging terminology required
- still to learn mechanics required
Common questions about this move
Can a gauger become a derrickhand?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A gauger already covers 17% of what a derrickhand is expected to do: 3 skills carry over, 2 of which the derrickhand role treats as required.
What skills does a gauger need to become a derrickhand?
10 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is control flow of oils.
How hard is the move from gauger to derrickhand?
Its learning distance is 73.7 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.