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Oil and Gas Derrick Operators

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Tasks and Duties

Job Requirements

Education

Salary

Employment Trends

Professional Societies

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Oil and Gas Derrick Operators

Employment Trends

Number of derrick operators, oil and gas employed in 2006: 19,900

Projected Number of derrick operators, oil and gas that will be employed in 2016: 18,706

The numbers of positions for derrick operators, oil and gas is expected to decrease by 6% between 2006 and 2016.

 


*Some careers have been clustered with closely related occupations for some statistics.

**Employment projections are derived from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2006-07 Edition


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