RecordOccupation

Where a derrickhand can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a derrickhand already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Derrickhands guide the positions and movements of drill pipes. They control the automated pipe-handling equipment. They are often responsible for the condition of drilling fluids, or "mud".

Highest coverage recorded: 48%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 18required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

oil rig motorhand 48% covered · difficulty 51

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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derrickhand is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a derrickhand already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.