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Careers / Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
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Job Requirements |
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Experience:
Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before. |
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Education:
Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job. |
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Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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Monitoring —
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Critical Thinking —
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Operation Monitoring —
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Troubleshooting —
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Judgment and Decision Making —
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Problem Sensitivity —
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Manual Dexterity —
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Multilimb Coordination —
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Near Vision —
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Control Precision —
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Knowledge |
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Public Safety and Security —
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Mechanical —
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Interesting Fact |
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Two-thirds of all present-day college students intend to become entrepreneurs at some point in their careers. |
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Did you know... |
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The MyPlan.com Career College Database provides detailed profiles on more than 4,200 different vocational schools in the U.S. |
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