Roustabouts - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Work for roustabouts is limited to the states that have oil. Most jobs are found in Texas, California, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Wyoming, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Major employers:

Gas and oil extraction companies

Outlook

Demand for roustabouts is expected to grow much faster than average. The demand for gas and oil in the US is expected to remain strong. As the US continues to look for ways to decrease dependence on foreign oil, drilling for shale gas has increased. This has produced many jobs.

There is fairly high turnover for roustabouts. Most job openings will result from the need to replace those who leave the occupation.

Roustabouts (CIS 100187)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	183 Very small	&	11.5%	5.8%	>>>>	26 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	11 Very small	&	18.2%	5.0%	>>>>	1 Very few
Cook County	40 Very small	&	12.5%	5.6%	>>>>	5 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	9.7%	>>>>	1 Very few
Du Page County	13 Very small	&	15.4%	5.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Lake County	5 Very small	&	20.0%	8.6%	>>>>	0 None
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	13 Very small	&	23.1%	6.8%	>>>>	1 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	12 Very small	&	16.7%	3.6%	>>>>	1 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	7.3%	>>>>	1 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	4.3%	>>>>	1 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	22 Small	&	13.6%	2.4%	>>>>	3 Few
Springfield Area	5 Very small	&	0.0%	4.7%	>>>>	0 None
St Louis-Belleville Area	6 Very small	&	16.7%	6.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	8 Very small	&	25.0%	9.1%	>>>>	1 Very few
United States	58,500 Medium	&	25.0%	3.7%	>>>>	8,800 Moderate