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Floorhand
As an offshore floorhand, sometimes called a roughneck, your duties include all forms of manual labor on a drilling rig. Your responsibilities are to operate various tools and machines, disconnect piping, and change drill bits. Maintenance duties are also a regular part of your work. You clean the drilling floor, assemble the rig, and take it down. Floorhands also take care of housekeeping activities like painting and chipping. You work directly under a driller or assistant driller who helps you learn the necessary skills for this line of work.