drilling-engineer/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — drilling engineer

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3f863faa-c045-4f05-a419-b19182aea866
• ESCO code: 2146.2
• ISCO-08 group: 2146 — Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals
• O*NET-SOC: 17-2171.00 — Petroleum Engineers (match: closeMatch)

Description (ESCO)

Drilling engineers develop and supervise the drilling of gas and oil wells. They assist in the designing, testing and creation of wells and are employed on land or offshore platforms. Drilling engineers work with other mining professionals and oversee the drilling progress and safety of the site.

Definition

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Alternative labels

• oil rig driller
• rig driller
• earth driller
• gas rig driller
• mineral driller
• drilling technician
• wells engineer
• drilling expert
• drilling and completion engineer
• offshore drilling engineer
• gasfield driller
• oilfield driller