OVERVIEW
An examination of the Drilling Oil and Gas Wells industry's compensation data. This data is backed by ERI's extensive research using industry salary survey data.
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells Industry's average salary is 1.00% higher than the US average
Description
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Establishments primarily engaged in drilling wells for oil or gas field operations for others on a contract or fee basis. This industry includes contractors that specialize in spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, and directional drilling. Sample business functions include directional drilling of oil and gas wells, redrilling oil and gas wells, reworking oil and gas wells, spudding in oil and gas wells, and drilling gas, oil, and water intake wells—all on a contract basis.
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