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Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling Salary
in Tioga, North Dakota

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$139,272 (USD)

Average Salary

$67/hr

Average Hourly

$2,730

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling is $139,272 a year and $67 an hour in Tioga, North Dakota, United States. The average salary range for a Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling is between $98,187 and $168,936. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Tioga, North Dakota.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$156,439
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Tioga, North Dakota

Tioga Cost of Living Score:

Description: Tioga ( ty-OH-gə) is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,202 at the 2020 census. Tioga was founded in 1902 and named by settlers from Tioga, New York. The population of the city increased dramatically in the 1950s following the discovery of oil nearby in the Williston Basin.
Description:
  • Monitors and participates in safe and efficient control of all directional oil and gas drilling operations, following an established plan.
  • Operates and helps set up directional rigs that extract oil and gas from underground on land or water.
  • Drills horizontal wells and steers the well bore through projected well paths; precisely controls well bore trajectory using various techniques, tools, and technologies to intersect subsurface targets at predetermined coordinates, landing in pre-determined target zones; and ensures the well path is safely separated from other wells.
  • Performs diagnostic tests, determines issues down hole, and eliminates variables, arriving at the best solution.
  • Performs well-path projections and drills string analysis as well as torque and drag modeling, designing ideal tool string for the planned well.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling is $139,272 a year and $67 an hour in Tioga, North Dakota, United States. The average salary range for a Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling is between $98,187 and $168,936. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Tioga, North Dakota.

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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Job Statistics

Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Job family population: 12,180

Estimated population of Directional Driller Oil & Gas Drilling jobs: 2,060

Rate of error: 6.2%

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Tioga Cost of Living Score:

Description: Tioga ( ty-OH-gə) is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,202 at the 2020 census. Tioga was founded in 1902 and named by settlers from Tioga, New York. The population of the city increased dramatically in the 1950s following the discovery of oil nearby in the Williston Basin.
Description:
  • Monitors and participates in safe and efficient control of all directional oil and gas drilling operations, following an established plan.
  • Operates and helps set up directional rigs that extract oil and gas from underground on land or water.
  • Drills horizontal wells and steers the well bore through projected well paths; precisely controls well bore trajectory using various techniques, tools, and technologies to intersect subsurface targets at predetermined coordinates, landing in pre-determined target zones; and ensures the well path is safely separated from other wells.
  • Performs diagnostic tests, determines issues down hole, and eliminates variables, arriving at the best solution.
  • Performs well-path projections and drills string analysis as well as torque and drag modeling, designing ideal tool string for the planned well.
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