Energy Career Profiles

Profile: James Gober

Present Position:
Consultant
Jag Consultant Service

Education:
High School Diploma
On the Job Training

“I began my career as a Floor Hand and a Derrick Hand. I worked my way up through the positions of Roustabout, Drilling Operator, and Tool Pusher. Now I run my own consulting firm.”

“Working on a rig is a good living. Find someone you know and get on with them. Go in with the right attitude and you will do well. The safest thing to do is to stay on the same rig.”

Profile: John Busch

Present Position:
Uintah Basin Applied Technology Center Instructor – Petroleum Technician Program
Building Contractor
23-year Veteran of Oil and Gas Fields

Education:
High School Diploma
On the Job Training

“I began my oil and gas career as a Roustabout with Chevron and then worked into a Construction Representative position. I eventually became a Construction Department Head and then District Foreman over Construction.”

“The more computer and petroleum tech skills that you have, the faster you can move up and make more money. If high school students could gain gas measurement and instrument technician training while in school, they wouldn’t have to wait for 15 years of on the job training to move out of the derrick positions."