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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.1 - operating mobile plant S8.1.3 - operating lifting or moving equipment Transport drilling rigs
Description
Move and relocate drilling rigs from one site to another with a specialised transportation truck.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- DrillerDrillers set up and operate drilling rigs and related equipment designed to drill holes for mineral exploration, in shotfiring operations, and for construction purposes. Working co…
- Oil rig motorhandOil rig motorhands assume responsibility for the engines powering the drilling equipment. They ensure that all other rig equipment operates correctly. Duties Oil rig motorhands typ…
Optional for
- Rigging supervisorRigging supervisors oversee rigging operations. They manage and coordinate employees who operate lifting and rigging equipment. They organise the day-to-day working activities. Oth…
Related skills
- Mechanics
- Set up drilling rigs
- Direct rigging equipment operators
- Electricity
- Move rigging equipment
- Rigging terminology
- Work ergonomically
- Keep personal administration
- Troubleshoot
- Mechanical tools
- Record drilling
- Interpret 3D plans
Last updated on February 18, 2026
