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Oil and Gas Roustabouts in Mississippi

Considering a career as an Oil and Gas Roustabout in Mississippi?

6.3% Jobs Projection
$29,670 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Oil and Gas Roustabouts in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Oil and Gas Roustabouts in Mississippi is growing faster than average.

  • Oil and Gas Roustabouts in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Oil and Gas Roustabouts Work in Mississippi?

440 people worked as Oil and Gas Roustabouts in 2018 in this state.

There were 340 Oil and Gas Roustabouts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 460 Oil and Gas Roustabouts working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Oil and Gas Roustabouts than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Oil and Gas Roustabouts in this state are growing at a rate of 6.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 24.8%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 670 jobs for Mississippi Oil and Gas Roustabouts in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,000 annual jobs and 62,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Oil and Gas Roustabouts Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Oil and Gas Roustabouts ranged from $16,530 to $40,790 with $29,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.95 to $19.61. The median hourly rate was $14.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.11 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.84.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Oil and Gas Roustabouts Employment

View the list below to see where most Oil and Gas Roustabouts work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 26,530 $36,440
Oklahoma 5,570 $38,710
New Mexico 3,840 $33,740
North Dakota 3,220 $54,420
Colorado 2,900 $42,790
Louisiana 2,250 $36,150
Wyoming 1,920 $40,090
Pennsylvania 1,820 $32,420
California 1,480 $33,550
Kansas 930 $37,070
West Virginia 710 $30,890
Ohio 480 $35,630
Mississippi 440 $29,670
Utah 400 $41,470
Michigan 380 $36,650
Arkansas 360 $35,970
Alaska 290 $0
Montana 250 $51,900
Kentucky 150 $31,700
Indiana 120 $38,740

Below are the states where Oil and Gas Roustabouts get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
North Dakota $54,420
Montana $51,900
Nebraska $45,840
Alabama $43,440
Colorado $42,790
South Dakota $42,210
Utah $41,470
Wyoming $40,090
Indiana $38,740
Oklahoma $38,710

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