▁to ▁dr iller ▁and ▁rig ▁super visor . ▁Rou st about s ▁will ▁set ▁up ▁oil ▁well ▁heads , ▁maintain ▁salt water ▁dispos al ▁p umps , ▁le ase ▁roads , ▁le ase ▁m ow ing , ▁create ▁d ikes ▁around ▁tank ▁batter ies ▁on ▁a ▁le ase , ▁etc . ▁An ▁oil ▁rou st about ▁has ▁no ▁limits ▁in ▁the ▁oil ▁industry ▁and ▁can , ▁and ▁will ▁do ▁any ▁and ▁all ▁oil ▁field ▁work , ▁including ▁rough ne ck ▁dr illing , ▁oil ▁well ▁completion ▁and ▁well ▁service , ▁and ▁even ▁chemical ▁work . ▁An ▁oil ▁field ▁rou st about ▁will ▁also ▁do ▁all ▁things ▁that ▁an ▁oil ▁field ▁p um per ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁do . ▁However , ▁they ▁frequently ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁long - term ▁employees ▁and ▁take ▁on ▁more ▁difficult ▁and ▁sometimes ▁dangerous ▁jobs ▁as ▁they ▁gain ▁experience . ▁Most ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁become ▁“ rough ne cks ” ▁if ▁they ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁rig ▁company ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁survey ▁by ▁Career cast . com ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁worst ▁jobs ▁— ▁based ▁on ▁five ▁criteria : ▁environment , ▁income , ▁employ ment ▁out look , ▁physical ▁dem ands ▁and ▁stress ▁— ▁r ated ▁' r oust about ' ▁as ▁the ▁worst ▁job . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁an ec dot al ▁and ▁subject ive ▁experience ▁of ▁an ▁actual ▁rou st about ▁suggests ▁that ▁for ▁some , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁challeng ing