Roughneck: As a roughneck you will be a member of the drilling crew. Job responsibilities include long and physically demanding hours, cleaning the rig, maintaining drilling equipment, and helping with transports. The average salary is $34,680, however, roughnecks can make up to $51,550 per year.
What is the highest paying job on a oil rig?
The 10 most lucrative offshore platform jobs
- Offshore installation managers – $174,000-$247,000. ...
- Subsea/chemical process engineers – $75,000-$188,000. ...
- Geologists – $65,000-$183,000. ...
- Tanker captain – $75,000-$170,000.
How much money can you make working on an oil rig?
While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $293,500 and as low as $18,500, the majority of Oil Rig Worker salaries currently range between $32,000 (25th percentile) to $90,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $130,000 annually across the United States.
