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Tickets and moves that raise your pay

• Rig technician certification

  Where it is offered, it is the formal ladder to driller.

• Well control and blowout prevention

  Required for drillers, the most important ticket on the rig.

• Service rigs and well testing

  Related crews with different rotations, sometimes closer to home.

• Rig manager

  Runs the whole rig and the paperwork. The top of the crew ladder.