National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• I - Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
• I2 - Primary Production Labourers
• I21 - Primary Production Labourers

I215 - Oil and Gas Drilling, Servicing and Related Labourers

Labourers in this unit group carry out a variety of general labouring duties and operate equipment to assist in the drilling and servicing of oil and gas wells. This unit group also includes labourers who assist in geophysical prospecting for oil and gas. They are employed by drilling and well servicing contractors and by petroleum producing companies.

• Example Titles

  • cementer helper, oil well
  • floorhand
  • floorhand - offshore drilling rig
  • floorhand - oil and gas drilling
  • floorhand - service rig
  • floorman / woman - offshore drilling rig
  • floorman / woman - oil and gas drilling
  • gravity prospecting observer helper
  • helper, oil well cementer
  • helper, perforator loader - oil field services
  • helper, service rig - oil field services
  • helper, tubing - oil field services
  • helper, well puller - oil field services
  • helper, well treatment - oil field services
  • helper, wireline
  • helper, wireline - oil field services
  • labourer, oil field
  • leasehand
  • leasehand - oil and gas drilling
  • observer helper - gravity prospecting
  • observer helper - seismic prospecting
  • oil field labourer
  • oil well cementer helper
  • operator helper, service rig
  • operator, vibrator - seismic prospecting
  • perforator helper - oil field services
  • reeled tubing helper - oil field services
  • roughneck
  • roughneck - offshore drilling rig
  • roughneck - oil and gas drilling
  • roughneck, service rig - oil field services
  • roustabout
  • roustabout - offshore drilling rig
  • roustabout - oil and gas drilling
  • seismic prospecting observer helper
  • service rig helper
  • service rig helper - oil field services
  • service rig roughneck - oil field services
  • shakerhand
  • shakerhand - oil and gas drilling
  • shooter - seismograph
  • shooter helper - seismic prospecting
  • slasher - oil and gas
  • slasher - oil field services
  • swamper - oil and gas
  • swamper - oil field services
  • tubing helper - oil field services
  • vibrator operator - seismic prospecting
  • well puller helper - oil field services
  • well treatment helper
  • well treatment helper - oil field services
  • wireline helper - oil field services

• Exclusion

  • Derrick hands (See I142 Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators)