Roustabout: Long Hours, Hard Manual Work, But Good Pay + Benefits

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Roustabouts are the "do it all" manual laborers that work in drilling operations—typically on and around a drilling rig. They pick up the garbage, repair things, carry things...anything that needs doing of a manual natural. It's hard, long, dirty work—typically 12-hour (or more) shifts for two weeks straight. However, if you're young, in good health and in good shape, getting work as a roustabout can pay well—very well. Just ask Brian Rose who works as a roustabout on a rig in Lisbon, OH:


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