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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Rotary Driller Salary
in Choctaw, Oklahoma
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$70,488 (USD)
Average Salary
$34/hr
Average Hourly
$1,396
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Rotary Driller is $70,488 a year and $34 an hour in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States. The average salary range for a Rotary Driller is between $49,694 and $85,502. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Choctaw, Oklahoma.
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:
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5 Year Change:
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About Choctaw, Oklahoma
Choctaw Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Choctaw is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, with a population of 12,182 at the 2020 census, a 9.3% increase from 2010. It is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma Territory. The city is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Oklahoma City and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Choctaw became a community in 1890, but was not given actual status as a town until 1893 when a territorial governor was appointed for Oklahoma. It officially celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993.
In 1950, Choctaw was in an agricultural area. It had a population of 355 in that year. Despite its name...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works to drill oil or gas wells: observes pressure gauge and moves throttles and levers to control speed of rotary table which rotates string of tools in borehole, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottom of borehole.
- Connects sections of drill pipe, using handtools and powered wrenches and tongs.
- Selects and changes drill bits according to nature of strata, using handtools.
- Pushes levers and brake pedals to control draw works which lowers and raises drill pipe and casing into and out of well.
- Examines operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of mud (drilling fluid) in well.
- Examines drillings or core samples from bottom of well to determine nature of strata.
- Fishes for and recovers lost or broken bits, casing and drill pipes from well, using special tools attached to end of drill pipe or cable.
- Keeps record of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, and materials used.
- Caps well or turns valves to regulate outflow of oil from well.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts of machinery, using handtools.
- May lower and explode charge in borehole to start flow of oil from well.
- May specialize in drilling underwater wells from barge-mounted derricks or drilling platforms and be designated rotary driller, marine operations.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Rotary Driller is $70,488 a year and $34 an hour in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States. The average salary range for a Rotary Driller is between $49,694 and $85,502. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Choctaw, Oklahoma.
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.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Rotary Driller Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Job family population: 12,180
Estimated population of Rotary Driller jobs: 4,257
Rate of error: 6.2%
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About Choctaw, Oklahoma
Choctaw Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Choctaw is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, with a population of 12,182 at the 2020 census, a 9.3% increase from 2010. It is the oldest chartered town in Oklahoma Territory. The city is located approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Oklahoma City and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Choctaw became a community in 1890, but was not given actual status as a town until 1893 when a territorial governor was appointed for Oklahoma. It officially celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993.
In 1950, Choctaw was in an agricultural area. It had a population of 355 in that year. Despite its name...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works to drill oil or gas wells: observes pressure gauge and moves throttles and levers to control speed of rotary table which rotates string of tools in borehole, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottom of borehole.
- Connects sections of drill pipe, using handtools and powered wrenches and tongs.
- Selects and changes drill bits according to nature of strata, using handtools.
- Pushes levers and brake pedals to control draw works which lowers and raises drill pipe and casing into and out of well.
- Examines operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of mud (drilling fluid) in well.
- Examines drillings or core samples from bottom of well to determine nature of strata.
- Fishes for and recovers lost or broken bits, casing and drill pipes from well, using special tools attached to end of drill pipe or cable.
- Keeps record of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, and materials used.
- Caps well or turns valves to regulate outflow of oil from well.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts of machinery, using handtools.
- May lower and explode charge in borehole to start flow of oil from well.
- May specialize in drilling underwater wells from barge-mounted derricks or drilling platforms and be designated rotary driller, marine operations.
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