Where a roughneck can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a roughneck already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Roughnecks make or break connections when the drill pipe is tripped in or out of the drilling hole. They assemble and disassemble pipes and drills, and collect core samples. They maintain and repair the equipment on the drilling floor.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 36%
- Destinations
- 5each with a full record
- Within reach
- 0difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 17required or supplementary
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
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roughneck is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a roughneck 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.