82021 – Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
Lead statement
Contractors and supervisors in oil and gas drilling and services supervise and coordinate the activities in drilling for oil or gas, operating service rigs, or providing oil and gas well services.
Main duties
- Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who drill for oil and gas, operate service rigs or provide oil and gas well services
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
- Requisition and procure materials and supplies
- Ensure appropriate control measures are in place to protect the health and safety of workers
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and safety
- Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
- Review, audit and approve workers’ paperwork and complete proper documentation
- Prepare production and other reports
- May set up machines and equipment.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of college or petroleum industry approved training courses is required.
- Extensive experience in the occupations supervised is required.
- A two-year college diploma in petroleum engineering technology may be required.
- Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, well control, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) or other safety and technical subjects are required and are obtained by completing short courses.
Example job titles
assistant offshore drilling rig superintendent · assistant platform superintendent · assistant toolpusher - offshore drilling rig · oil well services field supervisor · oil and gas drilling foreman/woman · oil and natural gas well servicing foreman/woman · fracturing supervisor · multi-service operator - oil field services · offshore drilling rig superintendent · platform superintendent - oil and gas drilling · rig manager · rig manager - oil and gas drilling · well services crew supervisor - oil field services · toolpusher · toolpusher - oil and gas well drilling and offshore drilling · well services crew supervisor - oil and gas drilling · wireline field supervisor - oil field services · oil field consultant · consultant - oil and gas drilling · directional drilling consultant - oil and gas · well site consultant - oil and gas · oil field consultant supervisor · oil field contractor · oil and gas contractor · production coordinator - energy
Wages (per hour)
| Province / territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $31.50 | $50.00 | $79.33 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $40.00 | $57.69 | $96.15 |
| Nova Scotia | $40.97 | $58.19 | $76.70 |
| New Brunswick | $31.63 | $52.20 | $105.87 |
| Ontario | $27.24 | $41.29 | $70.73 |
| Manitoba | $25.00 | $40.00 | $60.00 |
| Saskatchewan | $35.00 | $50.00 | $76.92 |
| Alberta | $32.00 | $50.96 | $73.00 |
| British Columbia | $28.85 | $46.15 | $86.54 |
Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Occupation details: ESDC OaSIS 2025, based on NOC 2021.