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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas in CA have a median annual salary of $62,580, with 2,820 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $46,030 at the 10th percentile to $104,900 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

$62,580

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$30.09

Employment

2,820

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$46,030
10th
$49,780
25th
$62,580
Median
$78,170
75th
$104,900
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$62,580

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,160

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 7.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,420).

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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