Takeover Tracker
35%medium risk
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
vs

53 shared · 21 different

core competencies

24%low risk
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricDerrick Operators, Oil and GasRoustabouts, Oil and Gas
Risk Score34.7%24.0%
Risk TierMedium RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile65th17th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)7 / 150 / 15
Median Salary$62,740$47,510
Employment11K45K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Operation Monitoring
Operation and Control
Reaction Time
Handling and Moving Objects
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Management of Personnel Resources
Auditory Attention
Oral Expression
Depth Perception
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Mechanical

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

28%

total discount

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

7 of 15 at risk
84%Control the viscosity and weight of the drilling fluid.
84%Prepare mud reports, and instruct crews about the handling of any chemical additives.
67%Start pumps that circulate mud through drill pipes and boreholes to cool drill bits and flush out drill cuttings.
65%Listen to mud pumps and check regularly for vibration and other problems to ensure that rig pumps and drilling mud systems are working properly.
65%Guide lengths of pipe into and out of elevators.

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

0 of 15 at risk
49%Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
49%Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
49%Dig drainage ditches around wells and storage tanks.
47%Clean trucks used in the fields.
45%Keep pipe deck and main deck areas clean and tidy.

Wage Comparison

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas earns -$15,230(-24%) vs Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Derrick Operators, Oil and GasRoustabouts, Oil and Gas
10th
$42,930$35,650
25th
$49,440$38,330
Median
$62,740$47,510
75th
$72,820$57,170
90th
$84,620$64,010

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas2028–2035
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

$40,975

from $62,740

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

$36,093

from $47,510

After adjusting for AI risk, Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas offers $4,882 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Derrick

0

Unique to Roustabouts,

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Creativity
Social Intelligence
Decision Complexity
Fine Manipulation
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