- Operators
- Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
- NOC #8232
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
You direct the activities and control the operation of drilling and hoisting equipment on drilling and service rigs, under the supervision of the rig manager.
Drillers, servicers, testers and related workers operate specialized equipment, tools and instruments and work for drilling and service companies. Specialties include:
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Oil and gas
- Sub-sector Oil and gas services, Offshore
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary $51,000 to $130,000
- Education High school diploma
- Career Demand Growing
In this occupation activities may include:
- Lowering, operating and using instruments, tools and equipment
- Recording data and maintaining records
- Performing tests and undertaking maintenance
- Inspecting, testing or measuring materials and products for conformance to specifications
- Cleaning, maintaining, calibrating and repairing measuring instruments or testing equipment
More detailed activities are found under each specialty listed above.
Education
- A high school diploma (or equivalent) is typically required. In order to be a downhole tool specialist, a post-secondary diploma in mechanical, electrical, electronics, instrumentation, petroleum engineering technology or related disciplines is typically required. In other specialties, industry courses and previous experience working on a drilling or service rig are considered assets.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- H2S Alive
- Additional safety certifications may be required depending on the role and employer requirements
Licensing
- Requirements are different depending on the role and may include an air brake endorsement, a special oil well operator certificate and Class 1, 3 or 5 driver’s licence.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to pass a pre-employment physical assessment and drug test
- A clean driving record
- Shiftwork/variable work hours
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Travel likely required
- Work away from home/in-camps
You are adaptable and a quick learner.
- Active listening
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Judgment and decision making
- Attention to detail
- Engineering and technology
- Selecting equipment
- Monitoring operations
- Troubleshooting
- Using computers
- Critical thinking
- Public safety and security
- Installing equipment
- Complex problem solving
- Maintaining equipment
- Sub-sector Carbon capture, utilization and storage, Well site decommissioning
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education High school diploma
- Career Demand Growing
- Skills Upgrading None
In addition to the activities below, other activities in the cleantech sector may include:
- Operating various types of mobile soil and rock drilling equipment for the purpose of gathering site characterization information and data. (well site decommissioning)
- Repairing or decommissioning existing well structure, preparing drilling mud, core-hole drilling, clean-up and disposal of excess drilled materials. (well site decommissioning)
In this occupation activities may include:
- Lowering, operating and using instruments, tools and equipment
- Recording data and maintaining records
- Performing tests and undertaking maintenance
- Inspecting, testing or measuring materials and products for conformance to specifications
- Cleaning, maintaining, calibrating and repairing measuring instruments or testing equipment
More detailed activities are found under each specialty listed above.
Education
- A high school diploma (or equivalent) is typically required. In order to be a downhole tool specialist, a post-secondary diploma in mechanical, electrical, electronics, instrumentation, petroleum engineering technology or related disciplines is typically required. In other specialties, industry courses and previous experience working on a drilling or service rig are considered assets.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- H2S Alive
- Additional safety certifications may be required depending on the role and employer requirements
Licensing
- Requirements are different depending on the role and may include an air brake endorsement, a special oil well operator certificate and Class 1, 3 or 5 driver’s licence.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to pass a pre-employment physical assessment and drug test
- A clean driving record
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to cleantech include:
- Shiftwork/variable work hours (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Travel required (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Work away from home/in camps (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Primarily outdoor work (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Physical work (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Temporary/project-to-project work (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Freelance/contract opportunities (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Safety-sensitive environment (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Transition to a similar level (CCUS | well site decommissioning)
- Shiftwork/variable work hours
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Travel likely required
- Work away from home/in-camps
You are adaptable and a quick learner.
- Active listening
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Judgment and decision making
- Attention to detail
- Engineering and technology
- Selecting equipment
- Monitoring operations
- Troubleshooting
- Using computers
- Critical thinking
- Public safety and security
- Installing equipment
- Complex problem solving
- Maintaining equipment
- Sub-sector Geothermal
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education High school diploma
- Career Demand Growing
- Skills Upgrading Minor
In this occupation activities may include:
- Lowering, operating and using instruments, tools and equipment
- Recording data and maintaining records
- Performing tests and undertaking maintenance
- Inspecting, testing or measuring materials and products for conformance to specifications
- Cleaning, maintaining, calibrating and repairing measuring instruments or testing equipment
More detailed activities are found under each specialty listed above.
In addition to the requirements below, specific requirements in renewables may include:
- Well-control certificate for drilling in geothermal environments (geothermal)
Education
- A high school diploma (or equivalent) is typically required. In order to be a downhole tool specialist, a post-secondary diploma in mechanical, electrical, electronics, instrumentation, petroleum engineering technology or related disciplines is typically required. In other specialties, industry courses and previous experience working on a drilling or service rig are considered assets.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- H2S Alive
- Additional safety certifications may be required depending on the role and employer requirements
Licensing
- Requirements are different depending on the role and may include an air brake endorsement, a special oil well operator certificate and Class 1, 3 or 5 driver’s licence.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to pass a pre-employment physical assessment and drug test
- A clean driving record
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to renewables include:
- Shiftwork/variable work hours (geothermal)
- Travel required (geothermal)
- Work away from home/in camps (geothermal)
- Primarily outdoor work (geothermal)
- Physical work (geothermal)
- Temporary/project-to-project work (geothermal)
- Freelance/contract opportunities (geothermal)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (geothermal)
- Safety-sensitive environment (geothermal)
- Transition to a similar level (geothermal)
- Shiftwork/variable work hours
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Travel likely required
- Work away from home/in-camps
You are adaptable and a quick learner.
- Active listening
- Mathematics
- Mechanics
- Judgment and decision making
- Attention to detail
- Engineering and technology
- Selecting equipment
- Monitoring operations
- Troubleshooting
- Using computers
- Critical thinking
- Public safety and security
- Installing equipment
- Complex problem solving
- Maintaining equipment
