Without prior experience, you can’t get good oil employment. You need an entry-level oilfield job like a roustabout or mudlogger. While roustabouts usually only have a high school diploma, many mudloggers actually have a university degree. But what does a mudlogger do, and how much does he earn?
We know that experienced oil field workers are in hot demand, and so are roustabouts. But even new graduates with relevant degrees are earning in excess of $100,000. Why? And which qualifications bring the greatest salaries?
If you are a new hire, just starting off your oil career, just getting your interview is not enough. You need to prepare for your offshore oil jobs interview. You need to learn what happens on oil rigs, so that you don’t sound like a complete fool at your interview. The internet is helpful for finding more information, but don’t forget to hit your local library as well. Read this article for a brief primer.
Oil employment will be hot for the next decade, as oil prices remain high and oil companies continue to bring new oil rigs on line. Thousands of offshore drilling jobs are begging to be filled worldwide, just waiting for the right job applicants.
Some experts say we have reached peak oil, and will have less oil from now on. If true, what is the impact on offshore employment and oil company jobs? How does it affect your prospects today, and 10 years from now?
If you are serious about breaking into the oil industry, then you need to get hired for roustabout jobs. These entry-level jobs, although labor-intensive, still require some minimum qualifications…
So, what is it like to work on an oil rig? In some ways, you can compare it to a jail term. Except that you get paid (often more than a mid-level manager in many companies) and you get 4-star or 5-star hotel quality food and accommodations.
Working on an oil rig is rarely considered a career. Nevertheless, the prospects of workers who successfully gain oil rig employment are very bright for the coming decade. Demand for oil remains high from first world nations and the gigantic economies formerly third world nations like China and India are also insatiably guzzling oil as they rapidly move to join the ranks of first world nations.
Oil platform jobs are great! They pay well and leave you with a lot of free time. But it pays to learn from history. Once this oil boom ends in the next decade, these jobs will disappear. So what can you do to prepare for this? Here are 4 ways to help you retire from the oil industry…
Learn what it is like to work on an oil field. How is it the same as working on an offshore oil rig, and how is it different?