Students interested in well drilling/driller, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of well drilling/driller, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Ordered by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation | 2 | 1,131 |
| Building Construction Technology/Technician | 1 | 1,924 |
| Building/Construction Site Management/Manager | 1 | 1,530 |
| Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector | 1 | 312 |
| Building/Property Maintenance | 1 | 2,023 |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 1 | 5,356 |
| Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker | 1 | 21 |
| Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher | 1 | 70 |
| Construction Trades | 1 | — |
| Drywall Installation/Drywaller | 1 | 254 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Plumbing Technology/Plumber | 2,780 |
| Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter | 613 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services, Other | 71 |
Part of the broader field of Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services, well drilling/driller shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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