Vocational Programs for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Career

The role of Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas is to set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $67,320 and $32 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas career. Based on BLS data, a total of 12,180 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas. Total 7 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Mining Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas.

Related Occupations toRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	11,510	$58,330	$28
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	46,150	$59,390	$29
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	4,610	$65,600	$32
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3,610	$47,830	$23
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,740	$47,490	$23
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Dredge Operators	940	$53,700	$26
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Wellhead Pumpers	18,230	$69,930	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

The following 7 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.