Oil rig jobs pay well. Of all the jobs where you do honest work for money, working on an offshore oil rig arguably pays the best. In many cases, you can get paid double the rates for doing the same thing, e.g. an oil rig welder makes around $62,000 but a factory welder makes only [...]
This is a question often asked by those new to offshore drilling rig jobs, “What are my retirement benefits on oil rigs?” The simple fact, though, is that no one works for the retirement package of an offshore oil rig job. Certainly not for entry level offshore work. Everyone works for the high wages paid [...]
Are you thinking about becoming a Geology major in college? It is not a bad idea, and job prospects are pretty bright in the long run. When examining the economy from a fundamental point of view, geologists in general, and petroleum geologists in particular, have a very bright future. This should not surprise you. After [...]