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

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    27.4k
    Average Age
    38.9
    Average Salary
    $85,546
    Average Male Salary
    $85,537
    Average Female Salary
    $86,046

    About

    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 $85,546 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workforce. Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workforce in 2024 was 27,372 people, of which 1.73% were women and 98.3% were men.

    Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining are paid most in East Central Region--Clarke, Lauderdale & Newton Counties--Meridian City PUMA, MS but are relatively concentrated in Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    26,898
    Male Workforce
    ± 4.03k
    474
    Female Workforce
    ± 535

    The Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workforce in 2024 was 27,372 people (1.73% women and 98.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −39% between 2014 (44,866) and 2024 (27,372).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($158,088), Alabama ($128,801), and Mississippi ($126,072).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $85,546
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #103 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining earned an average of $85,546, $15,668 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.362
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.362, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining and on wages 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 Petroleum refining ($101,599).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    27.4k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 4,062
    −5.67%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 21.9%

    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 81.4%, followed by Oil & gas extraction with 15.6% and Construction with 1.51%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in the US. The workforce of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in 2024 was 27,372 people, with 1.73% woman, and 98.3% men. The average age of male Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in the workforce is 38.9 and of female Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in 2024 was 27,372 people, with 1.73% woman, and 98.3% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (4,832 people), 30 to 34 years (4,417  people), and 40 to 44 years (3,910 people). Among them they concentrated 48.5% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 28.9% of Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workers were Hispanic and 71.1% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (96.6%) and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.43)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 64.8% of the Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workforce were White, of which 1.68% were women and 98.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (17.1%) and Black (8.01%).

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    Education & Skills

    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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

    Majors

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    The most common majors achieved by Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (712 people), Engineering (649 people), and Protective Services (195 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workers were High School or Equivalent (13,113 people), Some college (4,916 people), and Secondary Education (3,450 people).

    The graphic shows the Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining workforce by gender and educational level.

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