Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in drilling for oil or gas, operating service rigs, or providing oil and gas well services.

Completion of secondary school is required.

Completion of college or Petroleum Industry Training Service (PITS) courses is required.

Extensive experience of up to eight years in the occupations supervised is required.

A two-year college diploma in petroleum engineering technology may be required.

Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, well control, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) or other safety and technical subjects are required and are obtained by completing short courses.