# Tasks & work activities — roustabout

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 47-5071.00 (Roustabouts, Oil and Gas).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
- **[Core]** Lay gas and oil pipelines.
- **[Core]** Clean trucks used in the fields.
- **[Core]** Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- **[Core]** Bolt together pump and engine parts.
- **[Core]** Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
- **[Core]** Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
- **[Core]** Guide cranes to move loads about decks.
- **[Supplemental]** Clean up spilled oil by bailing it into barrels.
- **[Supplemental]** Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.
- **[Supplemental]** Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.
- **[Supplemental]** Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.
- **[Supplemental]** Cut down and remove trees and brush to clear drill sites, to reduce fire hazards, and to make way for roads to sites.

## Detailed work activities

- Assemble products or production equipment.
- Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
- Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
- Clean work sites.
- Dig holes or trenches.
- Install plumbing or piping.
- Install production equipment or systems.
- Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.
- Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.
- Maintain extraction or excavation equipment.
- Maintain mechanical equipment.
- Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
- Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Pour materials into or on designated areas.
- Remove debris or vegetation from work sites.