Rigging supervisor to oil rig motorhand
A rigging supervisor already meets 45% of what the oil rig motorhand role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
53/ 100
1 How much of what an oil rig motorhand is expected to do is already part of a rigging supervisor’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 oil rig motorhand role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An oil rig motorhand role treats 7 of its required skills as things a rigging supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- direct rigging equipment operators
- electricity
- mechanics
- move rigging equipment
- rigging terminology
- set up drilling rigs
What stands in the way is 7 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. An oil rig motorhand role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rigging supervisor 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 7 the oil rig motorhand role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 6 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 operate rig motors required
- still to learn connect equipment to wellheads required
- still to learn use rigging equipment required
- optional, not held guide cranes optional
- still to learn work in drilling teams required
- optional, not held train crew members optional
- still to learn maintain mechanical equipment required
- optional, not held guide drill pipes optional
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- still to learn lift heavy weights required
- optional, not held lead drilling crews optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an oil rig motorhand role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate rig motors practise this
- 02 connect equipment to wellheads practise this
- 03 maintain mechanical equipment 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 electricity knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held move rigging equipment skill
- already held rigging terminology knowledge
- already held set up drilling rigs skill
- already held transport drilling rigs skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held lead drilling crews optional
- optional, not held train crew members optional
- optional, not held guide cranes optional
- optional, not held guide drill pipes optional
15 held skills the oil rig motorhand role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role crane load charts knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role provide rigging plans skill
- not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
- not needed by the target role rig loads skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role understand rigging work orders skill
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
- not needed by the target role use remote control equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically 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 mechanical tools required
Common questions about this move
Can a rigging supervisor become an oil rig motorhand?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A rigging supervisor already covers 45% of what an oil rig motorhand is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 7 of which the oil rig motorhand role treats as required.
What skills does a rigging supervisor need to become an oil rig motorhand?
7 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is operate rig motors.
How hard is the move from rigging supervisor to oil rig motorhand?
Its learning distance is 53 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.