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... on Gardner Denver oil rig compressors. This later led to an expansion into the natural gas ... Are you the type of person that other people look to for help to fix a problem? Do you thrive by ...
... on Gardner Denver oil rig compressors. This later led to an expansion into the natural gas ... Are you the type of person that other people look to for help to fix a problem? Do you thrive by ...
... on Gardner Denver oil rig compressors. This later led to an expansion into the natural gas ... Are you the type of person that other people look to for help to fix a problem? Do you thrive by ...
Oil Rig Helper information
See Cleveland, OH salary details
$10.49 - $11.62
1% of jobs
$11.62 - $12.74
8% of jobs
$12.74 - $13.87
11% of jobs
$14.19 is the 25th percentile. Wages below this are outliers.
$13.87 - $14.99
15% of jobs
The median wage is $15.91 / hr.
$14.99 - $16.11
18% of jobs
$16.11 - $17.24
18% of jobs
$17.58 is the 75th percentile. Wages above this are outliers.
$17.24 - $18.36
14% of jobs
$18.36 - $19.48
9% of jobs
$19.48 - $20.61
3% of jobs
$20.61 - $21.73
2% of jobs
$21.73 - $22.85
1% of jobs
$10
$17
$22
How much do oil rig helper jobs pay per hour?
As of Aug 24, 2026, the average hourly pay for oil rig helper in Cleveland, OH is $17.66, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.99 and $17.74 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is an oil rig helper?
Oil Rig Helpers, also known as roustabouts or floorhands, are entry-level workers on oil rigs who assist with the maintenance, repair, and general operation of drilling equipment and facilities. Their tasks may include cleaning and preparing the rig, handling materials and supplies, assembling or repairing equipment, and supporting more experienced crew members. Oil Rig Helpers play a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of drilling operations and often work long shifts in challenging environments. This position is often a starting point for those wishing to advance in the oil and gas industry.
What skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as an oil rig helper?
To thrive as an Oil Rig Helper, you generally need physical stamina, mechanical aptitude, and a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with basic hand and power tools, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safety certifications such as H2S awareness or first aid are typically required. Strong teamwork, attention to detail, and the ability to follow safety protocols are crucial soft skills in this role. These skills and qualifications are important to ensure safe, efficient operations and to minimize risks in a demanding and hazardous environment.
What are some common challenges oil rig helpers face during their shifts, and how can they prepare for them?
Oil Rig Helpers often work long hours in physically demanding and sometimes harsh outdoor environments. Common challenges include adapting to rotating shifts, maintaining safety standards in potentially hazardous conditions, and performing repetitive manual labor. To prepare, candidates should focus on building physical stamina, learning about industry safety protocols, and developing teamwork skills, as close collaboration with crew members is essential for both efficiency and safety on the rig.
How do you get into working on an oil rig?
To become an oil rig helper, you typically need a high school diploma or equivalent, physical fitness, and the ability to work in challenging environments. Entry-level positions often require on-the-job training, and obtaining safety certifications such as OSHA or BOSIET can improve job prospects.
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Full-time
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO
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Job description
About Dearing Compressor & Pump Co.
Dearing is a family business operating in Youngstown, OH as the industry leader in industrial compressor distribution and packaging. For over 80 years, Dearing has based their reputation on service, reliability, integrity and innovation, and responsibly serves industrial and energy customers with dependable equipment and systems for compressed air, gas, process gas and hydraulic applications. The manufacturers they represent provide the absolute best equipment and support available in the marketplace today. Dearing continually matches these quality products with engineering, design expertise, installation experience, and quality service to keep customers’ equipment running properly for years.
Dearing is a family business operating in Youngstown, OH as the industry leader in industrial compressor distribution and packaging. For over 80 years, Dearing has based their reputation on service, reliability, integrity and innovation, and responsibly serves industrial and energy customers with dependable equipment and systems for compressed air, gas, process gas and hydraulic applications. The manufacturers they represent provide the absolute best equipment and support available in the marketplace today. Dearing continually matches these quality products with engineering, design expertise, installation experience, and quality service to keep customers’ equipment running properly for years.
Albin P. Dearing III, who sold and serviced Gardner Denver industrial air compressors, formed Dearing and Co. in 1945. It is the second oldest remaining distributor for Gardner Denver in the U.S.A. The company’s introduction to the oil and gas business came in 1960 by working on Gardner Denver oil rig compressors. This later led to an expansion into the natural gas compressor market within Ohio. Today, Dearing’s air and gas compressors serve automotive, aluminum, plastic, chemical, food, high-tech, lumber, rubber, steel and mining, as well as oil and gas industries.
http://www.dearingcomp.com/
http://www.dearingcomp.com/
Outside Sales Territory
Akron/ Canton
Do you love selling something real and meaningful? Are you good with fixing problems and solving puzzles? Are you the type of person that other people look to for help to fix a problem? Do you thrive by being well compensated for the work you do to close a sale? Are you good at sales? If you’re great with showing people the path to a solution, and you really, really like to sell, then we need to connect.
We’re looking for our next Sales Engineer to join the Dearing Compressor & Pump Co. team to help our customers find the best way to keep their production processes moving. Our Sales Engineers work in the industrial markets with manufacturers, producers, fabricators, municipalities etc. helping them find ways to fix their rotating equipment.
The outside sales individual will:
Be a sales pro.
This isn’t a let’s try-it-to-see-if-can-do-it job. This is a serious profession. And you’re really good at it.
Be excited about working in the industrial space.
So, we do and help our customers do cool stuff. But, that doesn’t mean we work in glamorous spaces, places or with trending stuff. We wear jeans, steel-toed shoes and safety gear, go outside in the winter and in the heat of summer. We work with customers that run processes in clean rooms to sewage treatment facilities. We work with customers who make things happen. We think that’s awesome; you should, too.
Be the first and go-to person.
You’ll be the person our customers see, hear from and work with when planning a new (or improvement) project, maintenance, warranty or service repair.
Be(come) known in the territory by our current and future customers.
Find new customers, develop existing customers. You are a hunter - the type of person who people remember because you know that a sales opportunity doesn’t come on the first, fourth or sometimes until after the tenth connection and you make the connections again and again...
Be a known closer.
This doesn’t mean push-y, annoying car sales. This means you build the relationship, earn the sale, and close the deal based on the trust and respect you earn with the customer.
Be independent.
Work within your defined territory and account base to figure out how to cover the market and meet your customer’s needs.
Be flexible.
Our customer’s bottom line depends on our solutions to their process problems. They don’t make money if their compressed air and pumps don’t work. Schedules change, projects shift, moving parts stop moving and we make it work.
Be an aggressively active learner.
You might not know much about rotating equipment, but you’ll need to. If you do know rotating equipment, then we expect that you keep moving forward with new applications, customer needs, product tech and designs that are rapidly evolving.
Be process and project driven.
Our customers are engineers, mechanics, and maintenance professionals. They live, eat and breath process. You should, too.
Be comfortable with navigating and using tech.
We don’t like reporting-to-report, but our products are technical, our customers are busy and you will use tech in front of customers and behind the scene to get stuff done.
Be likeable and want to have fun.
Let’s face it, we spend a lot of time it work - we celebrate wins, work collaboratively, and genuinely smile at work.
We can’t teach you work ethic, personal integrity, and sales tenacity. So tell us about how you embrace these qualities in your sales persona in your digital cover note when you send in your profile or resume.
What we will teach you:
- About our company resources, rotating equipment theory and applications.
- About our process and systems.
- About our product lines and their applications.
- Industry know-how like energy rebates, regulatory issues, etc.
- How to optimize your selling time and process so you can make more money.
Benefits, Compensation, & More
Inside Sales Support to get you on-boarded, trained and productive
Good sales enablement: company cell phone, company computer, software and existing customers
Base + uncapped sales commission … monthly commission paid on every customer dollar invoiced
Company expense reimbursement + Vehicle Reimbursement Program
Work from your home office or ours when you’re not in territory.
Better than Big-Company benefits …
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401 (k) Retirement Plan (Up to a 4% Match)
- Generous PTO
- A company to be proud of with real people dedicated to doing really good things (in business and in the community)
- Our uncapped, best-in-industry commission program
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