Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining

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2019 Workforce

35.8k

Average Age

37.1

Average Salary

$65,128

Average Male Salary

N/A

Average Female Salary

N/A

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Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining was $65,128 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining by wage are Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, Radiologic technologists and technicians, and Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists.

Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are Minot City PUMA, ND, Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX, and North Texas Regional Planning Commission (Outside Wichita County) & Wise County PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are Minot City PUMA, ND, Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX, and North Texas Regional Planning Commission (Outside Wichita County) & Wise County PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining and on wages and locations for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, by average wage, is Natural gas distribution. Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are paid most in Angelina & Nacogdoches Counties PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Minot City PUMA, ND.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$65,128

AVERAGE SALARY

± $7,336

In 2019, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining earned an average of $65,128, $9,604 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers make somewhat more than Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining while Radiologic technologists and technicians make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.43

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.43, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, by number of employees, are Support activities for mining, Oil & gas extraction, and Natural gas distribution.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, by average wage, are Natural gas distribution, Support activities for mining, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

35.8k

2019 Workforce

± 4,644

−8.57%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.6%

The number of people employed as Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining has been declining at a rate of −8.57%, from 39,150 people in 2018 to 35,795 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining at 80.5%, followed by Oil & gas extraction with 14.7% and Natural gas distribution with 1.18%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in the US. The average age of male Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in the workforce is N/A and of female Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

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MALE WORKFORCE

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FEMALE WORKFORCE

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N/A% of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are N/A, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

61.7% of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 24.5% of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining.

Age by Gender

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AVERAGE MALE AGE

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AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± N/A

The median age of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining is 37.1, and Male employees are generally N/A years N/A than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining is Business but a relatively high number of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining hold a major in Engineering.