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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Core Driller Salary
in West Columbia, South Carolina
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$65,649 (USD)
Average Salary
$32/hr
Average Hourly
$1,247
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Core Driller is $65,649 a year and $32 an hour in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Core Driller is between $46,479 and $79,500. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Core Driller. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in West Columbia, South Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$73,741
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About West Columbia, South Carolina
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Description:
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998. West Columbia is bordered to the east by Columbia, the state capital, across the Congaree River. It is near Columbia's city center or downtown district as well as the South Carolina State House and the Congaree Vista, known locally as "the Vista". The city is bordered to the south by its sister suburb, Cayce. A small portion of the city borders the town of Lexington to...
Job Summary
Description:
- Drills shallow boreholes to obtain samples of earth formations, for placement of explosives in seismic prospecting, or for other tests to discover petroleum, using portable rotary drilling rigs.
- Positions truck-mounted derrick at drilling area specified on field map.
- Starts rig and moves throttles and clutches to raise and lower drilling pipes.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Core Driller is $65,649 a year and $32 an hour in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States. The average salary range for a Core Driller is between $46,479 and $79,500. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Core Driller. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in West Columbia, South Carolina.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Core Driller Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Job family population: 12,180
Estimated population of Core Driller jobs: 2,055
Rate of error: 6.2%
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About West Columbia, South Carolina
West Columbia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998. West Columbia is bordered to the east by Columbia, the state capital, across the Congaree River. It is near Columbia's city center or downtown district as well as the South Carolina State House and the Congaree Vista, known locally as "the Vista". The city is bordered to the south by its sister suburb, Cayce. A small portion of the city borders the town of Lexington to...
Job Summary
Description:
- Drills shallow boreholes to obtain samples of earth formations, for placement of explosives in seismic prospecting, or for other tests to discover petroleum, using portable rotary drilling rigs.
- Positions truck-mounted derrick at drilling area specified on field map.
- Starts rig and moves throttles and clutches to raise and lower drilling pipes.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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