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Oil and Gas Well Drilling Workers and Services Operators

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What You Need | Educational Programs | Useful Experience | Useful High School Subjects
 

What You Need


Completion of secondary school is required.

Training of up to three months with an experienced operator is required for oil and gas well services operators.

One year of experience as a floorhand, assistant or labourer is usually required.

Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG), cryogenic safety or in other safety concerns may be required.

Most recent entrants have a community college diploma.

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Required/Related Educational Programs*


Planning and Resource Management (U850)- U850

Primary Technologies - Other (C660)- C660

Mechanical Engineering Technologies (C315)- C315

Engineering Technologies - Other (C370)- C370

Civil Engineering (U350)- U350

* These educational programs are listed in the order in which they are most likely to supply graduates to this occupation.


Useful Experience/Skills


Physical/outdoor work

Machinery

Safety procedures


Useful High School Subjects


Industrial Arts

Mechanics

Physics

First Aid