- Based on 8 Jobtrees users who were a Wireline Operator in their career, on average, they have 2.54 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.1 years on average in this job building experience and earn $46K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Wireline Operator are Field Engineer, Roustabout and Avionics Technician.
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- The most common career steps to get to Wireline Operator are Senior Field Engineer, Operations Supervisor and Patrol Officer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Senior Field Engineer, the most common step before Wireline Operator, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Wireline Operator, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Wireline Operator.
- While Senior Field Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Wireline Operator that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Wireline Operator career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Wireline Operator so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Senior Field Engineer isn't from the same job family as Wireline Operator, Lineman, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Operations Supervisor also being a common career path to Wireline Operator.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Wireline Operator are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor Degree In Mechanical Engineering. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Senior Field Engineer being on the path to and from Wireline Operator. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Wireline Operator is part of the Lineman job family which has a limited number of unique role types (7) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Wireline Operator.