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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

Several years of work as a roughneck are enough to pass to the next level, which is that of derrick hand, or derrickman. The Derrick hands are responsible for the drilling mud and the mud pumps. The best-paid position on an oil rig, however, is that of the offshore drilling consultant.