| Landing offshore oil rig work will require both physical | | | | likely to move up the ranks fast and earn very good |
| strength and mental stamina. The conditions that these | | | | money within a short space of time. For those starting |
| workers work under can be extreme and although the | | | | with no previous experience, the Roustabout and |
| oil companies will make every attempt to make life as | | | | Assistant Roustabout positions are the easiest to land. |
| comfortable as possible while onboard, the weather | | | | You can also have a look at positions such as Painter, |
| conditions and being away from your loved ones | | | | Materials Man or Materials Women and if you have |
| makes this a challenging career path. | | | | any scaffolding experience, you could apply for a rig |
| What can You Expect with Regards to Your Working | | | | scaffolding position. Other positions will require |
| and Living Conditions? | | | | experience such as Medics, Radio Controllers or |
| As an employee of the oil industry, you can expect | | | | Safety Men. There are also positions available in the |
| your living quarters to be of the very highest standard | | | | catering departments for Cooks and Stewards that |
| and the food that will be prepared and provided while | | | | are entry level positions and don't require any |
| you are on duty will also be of this high standard. | | | | experience of living on rigs. |
| Because the work is so challenging, the companies | | | | Once you have experience on rigs, you can move into |
| prefer to keep their staff happy and comfortable. In | | | | a variety of different positions with specific crews |
| addition to the best living standards, you will also have | | | | onboard including drilling crews, deck crews, |
| your travel expenses paid by the company and with | | | | engineering, mechanical and subsea crews. |
| many of the positions offering extensive time off | | | | How Much Can I Expect To Earn? |
| between work periods, there is a lot of freedom to | | | | If you are just starting out, you should expect to earn |
| travel of spend quality time with your family. | | | | around $300 daily. This is what is commonly paid to |
| How Much Time off Can You Expect? | | | | entry level Roustabout positions and although it doesn't |
| In return for the extensive hours that you will work, | | | | sound like much and the work is very challenging, it is a |
| with 12 hours shifts very often considered normal, a | | | | great way to get into an industry that promotes quickly |
| large proportion of the staff work on rotation shifts | | | | from within. Advancement to Roughneck positions can |
| which means that although your shifts are long, you | | | | take place within a year or two and with a good |
| are likely to have more off time than on. Quite a lot of | | | | attitude and a desire to learn, you can be earning |
| the positions work on a fourteen day on to twenty | | | | $100,000 or more within a few short years |
| one day off ratio. Other position may experience | | | | How Do I Get Started? |
| different rotations or work shift durations, but on | | | | As with many industries, it's not only what you know, |
| average most employees will have around half of their | | | | but who you know. Offshore oil rig work is no different. |
| year free. | | | | If you have a helping hand and a bit of guidance to |
| What Type of Jobs Can You Get As A Beginner? | | | | ensure that your application is done in the right format |
| Depending on your experience, you can start in a | | | | and placed in front of the people making decisions, |
| variety of positions. Because there is a lot of internal | | | | then you have a much better chance of getting your |
| promotion, once you are in the trade, you are very | | | | foot in the door, quickly. |