Occupation Atlaswell-digger
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/46bbecf4-368a-44a8-9262-dcd775ae2c46
well-digger
Well-diggers operate drilling machinery and equipment to create and maintain wells for use in extracting ore and other liquids and gases. They record operations, maintain equipment, seal unused wells and prevent ground contamination.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.64
- I Investigative2.54
- E Enterprising1.64
- S Social1.01
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas (47-5011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (11)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- dig wells
- inspect water wells
- keep task records
- liaise with managers
- repair wells
- report well results
- select well equipment
- suggest well maintenance
- well testing operations
- work ergonomically
- write work-related reports
Optional (17)
- clean up spilled oil
- clear drill sites
- connect equipment to wellheads
- coordinate oil well operations
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- guide cranes
- health and safety hazards underground
- inspect pipelines
- maintain mechanical equipment
- manage well interaction
- mechanics
- operate core drilling equipment
- operate pumping equipment
- plan oil wells
- supervise well operations
- supervise worker safety
- use rigging equipment
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 11 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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