Careers · Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · Illinois
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Illinois
Roustabouts assemble, repair, and maintain equipment at oil and gas drilling sites and production facilities. Using hand and power tools, they perform physical work essential to keeping operations running In Illinois the median pay is $46,500 a year, 1% below the national median of $46,960.
$46,500median pay in Illinois, per year
$45,720–$47,990middle half earn
290employed in Illinois
$46,960U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold no formal education requirement.
Skills that matter most
Critical ThinkingMonitoringOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlQuality Control AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingActive ListeningSocial Perceptiveness
Knowledge areas
MechanicalCustomer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingTransportation
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Roustabouts, Oil and Gas.
Licenses and training in Illinois
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas pay in other states
Alaska · $60,810North Dakota · $60,480Montana · $58,800Florida · $57,080Nebraska · $53,340Indiana · $51,740Michigan · $51,720Ohio · $51,230South Dakota · $50,370New Mexico · $50,000
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against roustabouts, oil and gas and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against roustabouts, oil and gas and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 47-5071.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois, annual.