Oil rig motorhand to rigging supervisor
An oil rig motorhand already meets 26% of what the rigging supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
67.3/ 100
1 How much of what a rigging supervisor is expected to do is already part of an oil rig motorhand’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 3 of its required skills as things an oil rig motorhand already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- direct rigging equipment operators
- mechanics
- rigging terminology
What stands in the way is 11 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 7 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 an oil rig motorhand background worth leading with.
- already held direct rigging equipment operators communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held move rigging equipment handling and moving
- already held set up drilling rigs working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held transport drilling rigs working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held rigging terminology services
- already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the rigging supervisor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 8 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 follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn react to events in time-critical environments required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn crane load charts required
- still to learn use measurement instruments required
2 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 interpret 2D plans 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held direct rigging equipment operators skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held rigging terminology knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held move rigging equipment skill
- already held set up drilling rigs skill
- already held transport drilling rigs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
11 held skills the rigging supervisor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
- not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
- not needed by the target role guide drill pipes skill
- not needed by the target role lead drilling crews skill
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights 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 operate rig motors skill
- not needed by the target role train crew members skill
- not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in drilling teams skill
1 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
Other moves recorded from oil rig motorhand
Common questions about this move
Can an oil rig motorhand become a rigging supervisor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An oil rig motorhand already covers 26% of what a rigging supervisor is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 3 of which the rigging supervisor role treats as required.
What skills does an oil rig motorhand need to become a rigging supervisor?
11 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 8 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 oil rig motorhand to rigging supervisor?
Its learning distance is 67.3 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.