diff --git a/bigquery/docs/usage/queries.rst b/bigquery/docs/usage/queries.rst
index 1f0720e47f1a..5c9dbe18fa63 100644
--- a/bigquery/docs/usage/queries.rst
+++ b/bigquery/docs/usage/queries.rst
@@ -48,3 +48,16 @@ See BigQuery documentation for more information on
    :dedent: 4
    :start-after: [START bigquery_query_params_named]
    :end-before: [END bigquery_query_params_named]
+
+Run a script
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+See BigQuery documentation for more information on `scripting in BigQuery
+standard SQL
+<https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/scripting>`_.
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../samples/query_script.py
+   :language: python
+   :dedent: 4
+   :start-after: [START bigquery_query_script]
+   :end-before: [END bigquery_query_script]
diff --git a/bigquery/samples/query_script.py b/bigquery/samples/query_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..453b7c6f9435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigquery/samples/query_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+def query_script(client):
+    # [START bigquery_query_script]
+    # TODO(developer): Import the client library.
+    # from google.cloud import bigquery
+
+    # TODO(developer): Construct a BigQuery client object.
+    # client = bigquery.Client()
+
+    # Run a SQL script.
+    sql_script = """
+    -- Declare a variable to hold names as an array.
+    DECLARE top_names ARRAY<STRING>;
+
+    -- Build an array of the top 100 names from the year 2017.
+    SET top_names = (
+    SELECT ARRAY_AGG(name ORDER BY number DESC LIMIT 100)
+    FROM `bigquery-public-data.usa_names.usa_1910_2013`
+    WHERE year = 2000
+    );
+
+    -- Which names appear as words in Shakespeare's plays?
+    SELECT
+    name AS shakespeare_name
+    FROM UNNEST(top_names) AS name
+    WHERE name IN (
+    SELECT word
+    FROM `bigquery-public-data.samples.shakespeare`
+    );
+    """
+    parent_job = client.query(sql_script)
+
+    # Wait for the whole script to finish.
+    rows_iterable = parent_job.result()
+    print("Script created {} child jobs.".format(parent_job.num_child_jobs))
+
+    # Fetch result rows for the final sub-job in the script.
+    rows = list(rows_iterable)
+    print(
+        "{} of the top 100 names from year 2000 also appear in Shakespeare's works.".format(
+            len(rows)
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Fetch jobs created by the SQL script.
+    child_jobs_iterable = client.list_jobs(parent_job=parent_job)
+    for child_job in child_jobs_iterable:
+        child_rows = list(child_job.result())
+        print(
+            "Child job with ID {} produced {} row(s).".format(
+                child_job.job_id, len(child_rows)
+            )
+        )
+
+    # [END bigquery_query_script]
diff --git a/bigquery/samples/tests/test_query_script.py b/bigquery/samples/tests/test_query_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70bb9df76fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigquery/samples/tests/test_query_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from .. import query_script
+
+
+def test_query_script(capsys, client):
+
+    query_script.query_script(client)
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Script created 2 child jobs." in out
+    assert (
+        "53 of the top 100 names from year 2000 also appear in Shakespeare's works."
+        in out
+    )
+    assert "produced 53 row(s)" in out
+    assert "produced 1 row(s)" in out
diff --git a/bigquery/tests/system.py b/bigquery/tests/system.py
index 09fa7f456214..4816962a70d6 100644
--- a/bigquery/tests/system.py
+++ b/bigquery/tests/system.py
@@ -431,37 +431,6 @@ def test_list_tables(self):
         )
         self.assertGreater(len(list(iterator)), 0)
 
-    def test_listing_scripting_jobs(self):
-        # Run a SQL script.
-        sql_script = """
-            -- Declare a variable to hold names as an array.
-            DECLARE top_names ARRAY<STRING>;
-
-            -- Build an array of the top 100 names from the year 2017.
-            SET top_names = (
-            SELECT ARRAY_AGG(name ORDER BY number DESC LIMIT 100)
-            FROM `bigquery-public-data.usa_names.usa_1910_current`
-            WHERE year = 2017
-            );
-
-            -- Which names appear as words in Shakespeare's plays?
-            SELECT
-            name AS shakespeare_name
-            FROM UNNEST(top_names) AS name
-            WHERE name IN (
-            SELECT word
-            FROM `bigquery-public-data.samples.shakespeare`
-            );
-        """
-        parent_job = Config.CLIENT.query(sql_script, project=Config.CLIENT.project)
-        parent_job.result()
-
-        # Fetch jobs created by the SQL script.
-        child_jobs = list(Config.CLIENT.list_jobs(parent_job=parent_job))
-
-        assert parent_job.num_child_jobs > 0
-        assert len(child_jobs) == parent_job.num_child_jobs
-
     def test_update_table(self):
         dataset = self.temp_dataset(_make_dataset_id("update_table"))