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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas Salary in Bakersfield, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas in Bakersfield, CA have a median annual salary of $62,170, with 1,360 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $43,940 at the 10th percentile to $97,080 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

$62,170

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.89

Employment

1,360

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$43,940
10th
$47,570
25th
$62,170
Median
$72,920
75th
$97,080
90th

Local compared with national

Bakersfield, CA

$62,170

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,160

Median annual · 2025

The Bakersfield, CA median is 6.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,010).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Operation and ControlImportance 3.8
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  6. 6.TroubleshootingImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  11. 11.WritingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.SpeakingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Data logger software
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Time and attendance software

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.
  • Confer with others to gather information regarding pipe or tool sizes or borehole conditions in wells.
  • Operate pumps that circulate water, oil, or other fluids through wells to remove sand or other materials obstructing the free flow of oil.
  • Drive truck-mounted units to well sites.
  • Interpret instrument readings to ascertain the depth of obstruction.
  • Thread cables through derrick pulleys, using hand tools.

Related careers

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

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