Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
SOC Code: 47-5013
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gass maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 78.2/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 78.3 — High
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Median Salary
$57,980
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Job Growth
0.4%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Operation and Control
- •Monitoring
- •Troubleshooting
- •Active Listening
Common Tasks
- ✓Maintain and perform safety inspections on equipment and tools.
- ✓Operate controls that raise derricks or level rigs.
- ✓Listen to engines, rotary chains, or other equipment to detect faulty operations or unusual well conditions.
- ✓Prepare reports of services rendered, tools used, or time required, for billing purposes.
- ✓Install pressure-control devices onto wellheads.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation