SOC Code 47-5012 - Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas (SOC 47-5012) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 21,010 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $57,070 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 47-5012

Code
47-5012
O*NET® code
47-5012.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Employment
21,010 in the United States
Hourly wage
$27.44 average
Annual wage
$57,070 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Classification scope for SOC 47-5012

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Drilling Rig Operator
  • Natural Gas Shothole Driller
  • Oil Driller
  • Oil Rig Driller
  • Oil Well Cable Tool Driller
  • Oil Well Cable Tool Operator
  • Oil Well Driller
  • Prospecting Driller

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas" (47-5023).

Where SOC 47-5012 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations Minor group 47-5000 Extraction Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 47-5010 Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
Detailed occupation Current 47-5012 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Other detailed occupations (2)

Career video for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

This video describes Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, including the career, work options, and abilities. Source: CareerOneStop.

Using SOC 47-5012

Use SOC 47-5012, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas do?

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

How much do Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $57,070 and a mean hourly wage of $27.44 for this occupation.

How many people work as Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 21,010 U.S. jobs in SOC 47-5012, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas.

Is SOC 47-5012 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 47-5012. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 47-5012.00 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 47-5012

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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