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Roustabouts, Oil and Gas Salary in FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in FL have a median annual salary of $57,080, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $38,400 at the 10th percentile to $62,650 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$57,080

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$27.44

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$38,400
10th
$49,570
25th
$57,080
Median
$60,450
75th
$62,650
90th

Local compared with national

FL

$57,080

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,960

Median annual · 2025

The FL median is 21.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $10,120).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Operation and ControlImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.9
  10. 10.RepairingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  12. 12.SpeakingImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Database management systems
  • Enertia
  • Inventory management systems
  • Maintenance record software
  • Maintenance software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Word
  • Purchasing software
  • SAP software

Common tasks

  • Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
  • Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
  • Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Guide cranes to move loads about decks.
  • Walk flow lines to locate leaks, using electronic detectors and by making visual inspections, and repair the leaks.
  • Lay gas and oil pipelines.
  • Bolt together pump and engine parts.
  • Clean trucks used in the fields.
  • Dig holes, set forms, and mix and pour concrete into forms to make foundations for wood or steel derricks.
  • Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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