Table 1.

Types of jobs/tasks performed during oil spill response: GuLF STUDY 2011–2013.

Job class	Examples of typical jobs/tasks
Response	Jobs on rig vessels attempting to stop the oil release or drilling the relief well Jobs on vessels that could see the wellhead Environmental sampling on the water
Support of operations	Operational support:
	Refueling vehicles
	Moving hazardous materials (e.g., oily boom)
	Operating heavy equipment
Clean-up on water	Searching for or collecting oil from the water:
	On a vessel handling boom
	On a vessel skimming oil
	On a vessel burning oil
Decontamination	Decontaminating vessels, boom, tanks, structures Handling/cleaning wildlife
Clean-up on land work	Patrolling beaches and marshes Cleaning/removing oil from beaches, marshes, and other shoreline structures Repairing oily boom
Administrative support	Aerial crew Food service Security Onsite/offsite driver Office work