Jobs in the Oil Field???
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Jobs in the Oil Field???
Ok so I am currently looking for a new job. I have been working for the same company for 5.5 years. I just need something new, I am looking for a career not just a job. I have applied and interviewed with a few company's lately. I would love to get into the oil field and from what I understand they make some pretty good $$$$$ starting out. I haven't been on a very huge search for a oil and gas company. Can anybody point me in the right direction as for companies to apply for or any pointers. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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Just talk about safety and team work a lot. Also make sure the schedule is right for you, I'm still debating on if being gone a week at a time from my family and girl, missing/ busting major *** through college and working 500 miles a way is worth it. I make good money now so it's a hard decision. I couldnt live with my mom being disappointed in me not going to college.
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I would suggest refinery over drilling rigs. For the most part you can live fairly close to the refineries, i live/ grew up 10 miles from my refinery in el paso. The pay to work load ratio is pretty awesome and there is none of that being goe a week crap. We do 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. nights then days...
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I would suggest refinery over drilling rigs. For the most part you can live fairly close to the refineries, i live/ grew up 10 miles from my refinery in el paso. The pay to work load ratio is pretty awesome and there is none of that being goe a week crap. We do 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. nights then days...
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Please search. There are a million threads on here discussing this.
Start your search here:
www.rigzone.com
www.oilcareers.com
Start your search here:
www.rigzone.com
www.oilcareers.com
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Just talk about safety and team work a lot. Also make sure the schedule is right for you, I'm still debating on if being gone a week at a time from my family and girl, missing/ busting major *** through college and working 500 miles a way is worth it. I make good money now so it's a hard decision. I couldnt live with my mom being disappointed in me not going to college.
If you do decide to quit, save as much money as possible or else it wouldn't be worth it.
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You come to me talking like a retarded penguin and I will show you the door. The work isnt hard and money is ok starting out. But those who come looking for a career are good to work with. And the pay off is very rewarding. Most people think of only drilling jobs or maybe flowback. Both make good money. If school is in your future. And it may deal with the oil field. Most companies will send you thru school. And yea N. Dakota suxed. Mainly williston. But there is plenty here in Texas to do.
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You come to me talking like a retarded penguin and I will show you the door. The work isnt hard and money is ok starting out. But those who come looking for a career are good to work with. And the pay off is very rewarding. Most people think of only drilling jobs or maybe flowback. Both make good money. If school is in your future. And it may deal with the oil field. Most companies will send you thru school. And yea N. Dakota suxed. Mainly williston. But there is plenty here in Texas to do.
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Just talk about safety and team work a lot. Also make sure the schedule is right for you, I'm still debating on if being gone a week at a time from my family and girl, missing/ busting major *** through college and working 500 miles a way is worth it. I make good money now so it's a hard decision. I couldnt live with my mom being disappointed in me not going to college.
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The best advice i can give you is to do research on your own and dont listen to idiots not in the field... There are alot of people who run there mouth on what you should do when they themselves failed at getting into operations, or loading racks for that matter, even though they hung out with the managment riff raff and it was a sure thing.....