Oil Rig Jobs Guide

Don’t worry, for many oil jobs experience is not necessary

Learn more about what it takes to get hired on an oil rig and the kind of work that you may be doing. Then take steps to get your own oil job and secure your financial future.

Consider this–an oil job isn’t going to just fall into your lap. You’re going to have to put forth some real effort to obtain that job. Taking steps to secure your own job is just good sense.

You can find entry level oil jobs as well and other jobs that suit different levels of experience and qualifications. All it takes is knowing where to look.  Petroleum production companies are invited to add their current oil job vacancies to our listings. Whether they are entry level oil rig jobs or jobs needing more experience, you can find them here.

With  thousands of  oil jobs available  all over the world – the North Sea, the Middle East, Singapore, Alaska or Texas–the time is now to be submitting your resume and the jobs listed here are often exclusive to this website.

Oil jobs are out there by the thousands, but consider this–you can send your resume in to resume submission companies or spend hours in search to no avail.

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE

by using the information you’ll find on this site.

• pages and pages of current oil field job openings in the USA & Canada, the UK & Europe, Asia, Africa, Eurasia, the Middle East, etc.
• lots of free articles like the ones below, that address the questions you have about the jobs, the requirements, the lifestyle, the money, the training, etc. – in general, just what it takes to get jobs in the oil and gas industry.

Check out all the pages of current oil job vacancies

 

Bakken Oil Jobs in USA & Canada

There’s an oil boom in the Bakken oil sands or shale formation in North Dakota and southern Canada – estimated to hold 4 billion barrels of oil and we now have the technology to extract it. This means lots of people are needed to fill Bakken oil job in US and the Bakken oil jobs Canada. Possibly the biggest find in recent history, the oil sands jobs that need to be filled include entry level oil jobs like roustabout, catering jobs, galley hands, etc. as well as skilled oil jobs like engineers, paramedics, nurses, doctors, trades like welders, scaffolders, construction workers, etc. Don’t miss out – take advantage of the Bakken oil field job opportunities now. Canadian oil sands jobs are now a major part of the employment picture, especially for Alberta and Saskatchewan oil field jobs. With oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia, Canada will produce an estimated 2.5 million barrels of oil per day for the next 200 years! Oil sands jobs are a bit different from others in the oil industry because oil sands companies typically hire certified trades people, such as pipefitters, welders and rig welders, scaffolders, process and heavy equipment operators, all of whom will need to have their safety training tickets.

Oil Jobs in Other Countries

Oil and gas industry workers in good physical condition, are needed for an industry that is expanding all over the world. Even those with little or no experience can find entry level jobs that pay reasonably well, whether they have a college degree or just a high school diploma. Painters are just one of the entry level positions needed on every offshore oil rig. Because of the extreme environments of oil rigs in the North Sea, the Arctic, Nigeria, Angola, Russia, Australia, the Southern Atlantic or even the Gulf of Mexico, offshore oil rigs will always need people to do painting, rig maintenance, safety checks and general laboring jobs. Starting with entry level painting jobs, a person who is willing to work hard can use this as a spring board to move into other oil rig jobs such as roughneck, roustabout or even drilling roustabout. Offshore painting jobs start at $45,000+/year, depending on skill and experience.

BP, Shetland, UK Oil Jobs

BP, together with its operating partners Statoil (UK), Royal Dutch Shell, Hess Ltd and Murphy Petroleum, are investing £3bn in further development of the North Sea oil fields off the western coast of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. This investment will mean 3000 new oil rig jobsfor Scotland.

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To get the job you want, you have to learn about the industry and what they need, then present yourself as the person they’ve been waiting for.

Yes, it all takes time and effort but you’re worth it, especially if you get hired!

If you need help with your resume (CV), interviewing techniques, etc.

our Oil Rig Jobs Resource Kit is now available.

 

Entry Level Oil Rig Jobs -  Roustabout Jobs