Applied to over 25 oil rig jobs and...

[Finaliize]

Not a single call or email back in over a month

feelsbadman

Will never make good money

brb killing myself

brb beta crew

[SkinnyBeast24]

come work for me. i pay ya 9/hour.

[leonbrew]

even the alberta ones?

[BurtStarington]

Location: Florida

LOL

[Enzant]

Why do you wanna leave sunshine and palm trees brah?

[DICE20]

Not a single call or email back in over a month

feelsbadman

Will never make good money

brb killing myself

brb beta crew

Do you have any experience?

[gentao]

what is with you guys and oil rig jobs? I swear the misc is going to be nothing but military and oil riggers

[PushTheWeak]

Do you have any experience?

Don't need any.

You applying for rigs only or oilfield jobs like slick line, coil tubing..wireline..frac..wellhead? Or just driilling and work over rigs?

[xbrahx]

You can oil my rig for $10/hour

[PushTheWeak]

what is with you guys and oil rig jobs? I swear the misc is going to be nothing but military and oil riggers

Easy money IMO lol well for me since I'm not a worm.

[jqnmartinez]

You should focus more on land companies... manufacturing and production. Rig life isnt all its cracked up to be I think and money can be the same if you get in at the right spot. Ive worked with several ex rig workers and they said they wouldnt do it again given the chance

[jqnmartinez]

Easy money IMO lol well for me since I'm not a worm.

I 2nd this.

[Mrcanadian]

I work in Alberta oilfield ... You don't need to strictly work on the oil rigs. Money is amazing, tons of easy jobs paying 75k-200k a year... I made 125k lastyear. Nothing to show for it but a beer belly fml.

[forcas]

you can oil my rig for $10/hour

[Finaliize]

even the alberta ones?

A few, yes

Location: Florida

LOL

Stats : 5'9" 145 lbs

LOL

Why do you wanna leave sunshine and palm trees brah?

No money to be made in this state

And Rick Scott is legitimately a fukkin idiot

Don't need any.

You applying for rigs only or oilfield jobs like slick line, coil tubing..wireline..frac..wellhead? Or just driilling and work over rigs?

Oilfield and rigs, on and offshore, mainly roustabout positions, most wireline and coil tubing positions i've seen require experience. 80% of the ads I applied to were for 0 experience, and I sent a few to ads that required experience anyway. Applied all over, texas, louisiana, ND, alberta, everywhere

[DirkDiglar]

my buddy does this offshore. mid 20's, making 100k+ easy, been doing it 7 years or so. he is always talking about how he wants a normal 9-5 job, making a decent salary. yeah, it's good money, but is it really something you want to do in your late 30's or 40's. cant hold a steady relationship, on the ocean for half a year, etc...

[USAviator]

You should focus more on land companies... manufacturing and production. Rig life isnt all its cracked up to be I think and money can be the same if you get in at the right spot. Ive worked with several ex rig workers and they said they wouldnt do it again given the chance

Ok, where would you recommend one to look?

(inb4 google)

[Goldbrah]

Not a single call or email back in over a month

feelsbadman

Will never make good money

brb killing myself

brb beta crew

any bad history or criminal reasons they wouldn't hire you?

[onelifenoregret]

I don't know of anyone starting off in my field with less that $18/hr. No Experience.

[HansVanderkunt]

They would probably take you more seriously if you have some licenses/certs, like First-Aid, HAZOWPER, Confined Space, etc. Also, where are you applying? North Dakota?

[Mrcanadian]

For example I was a painter doing shop maint. one year and was making 34.40 regular time 12 hour shifts 6 on 6 off... During my 6 off if I chose to work I would make double time 68.80 plus 10% vacation and a 3 dollar night premium if I chose to do night shifts.... Do the math. Easy work too.

[chernozem]

Brah, look up natural gas pipeline jobs. Can do field jobs, where you rotate (4/3 weeks on, 1/2 weeks off) between sites or get something local. Look around Houston, Oklahoma, North/South Dakota, Southwestern PA, WV, etc.

[PushTheWeak]

I don't know of anyone starting off in my field with less that $18/hr. No Experience.

This. Idk why you're not getting hired op were hiring nerds who worked at the movie theater at the age of 35 and now making 18-19 bucks no experience whatsoever..literally don't know what a chic or a pipeWrench looks like.

Maybe they think your too soft? Slick line doesn't need experience..did it for 5 years..they hire 80 year olds to rig up lubricators..

Maybe you should atleast get a class b or class first for coil, frac, wireline

[Finaliize]

They would probably take you more seriously if you have some licenses/certs, like First-Aid, HAZOWPER, Confined Space, etc. Also, where are you applying? North Dakota?

I have almost a year of manual labor experience in the A/C field in Florida which is pretty physically demanding yet I dont understand how I know this local kid fresh out of high school got hired to work for Titan in Williston ND. No criminal record or anything to tarnish an application and although I don't have any rig or field experience I have manual labor experience. In my eyes should be priority over an 18 y/o coming out of high school.

[MiscVirgin69]

Location: Florida


just apply to peach farms or something lol

[onelifenoregret]

This. Idk why you're not getting hired op were hiring nerds who worked at the movie theater at the age of 35 and now making 18-19 bucks no experience whatsoever..literally don't know what a chic or a pipeWrench looks like.

Maybe they think your too soft? Slick line doesn't need experience..did it for 5 years..they hire 80 year olds to rig up lubricators..

Maybe you should atleast get a class b or class first for coil, frac, wireline

Sorry for the confusion I should have specified, "career" field. Wind Turbines. And there's work everywhere. But OP is probably only applying to rigs and needs to expand his search.

[jqnmartinez]

Ok, where would you recommend one to look?



(inb4 google)

Manufacturing , Supply Chain and Completions
(Most of the below companies have different divisions that provide different services....mulitple possible fields for each company listed)

Weatherford
GE Oil and Gas
Baker Hughes
National Oilwell Varco
Stewart and Stevenson
Halliburton
Schlumberger
Hydril


Refineries (whole nother can of worms)
ExxonMobil
Shell
BP
ConocoPhillips
Chevron
Marathon Oil

Just to name a FEW...


To you bro's interested.... its not going to hurt to lie a bit on your resume. Research what your applying for learn some lingo. And srsly Aviator?? Your like miles away from the top paying refineries....Marathon, BP, Conoco Phillips, and Shell. How the hell dont you know this??

Also South Texas is always a hot job market if your willing to live in the middle of nowhere lol
Corpus Christ (Check Magnum Oil Tools)
Carrizo Springs
Even El Paso

[PushTheWeak]

Weatherford
GE Oil and Gas
Baker Hughes
National Oilwell Varco
Stewart and Stevenson
Halliburton
Schlumbergerk
Hydril



To you bro's interested.... its not going to hurt to lie a bit on your resume. Research what your applying for learn some lingo. And srsly Aviator?? Your like miles away from the top paying refineries....Marathon, BP, Conoco Phillips, and Shell. How the hell dont you know this??

This. Worked at ge oil and gas for slick line..awesome pay and badass discounts on all ge products lol

Now working with Weatherford

[Mrcanadian]

I work for ConocoPhillips now. Amazing company. Flights paid for all over - friend of mine lives in Mexico two weeks on two off. Schell, BP, Suncore, Syncrude and CNRL are the major players.... take a heavy hauler course - takes one month and you will be soon making 200k EASILY!!

[crupiea]

they might actually want someone with some experience or at least someone who lives in the same country. just a thought.