General Info for my GLP friends, that need a job.

I really hope this helps some of you. Anything to do with oil, is booming, oil and gas wells. I was never brave enough to want to drill for gas. But I liked working on rigs, and I liked the money. Nowadays they have good insurance.

Food for thought.

interesting, thank you op

OP 5* for trying to help others ..

FYI...the OIL job boom in North Dakota has helped ALL jobs in that state. Even fast food joints in North Dakota are now paying 15 bucks an hour to start because of the oil boom.

Op is spot on. There is tons of work in oil and gas... and we all know ppl want good paying jobs (be they tech, engineering or labor/trades)... but it seems NO ONE can pass the damn hair follicle drug tests!

"Hey man, you think you can get me a job on a rig?"

"Sure, can you pass the drug test?"

"Oh, no man."

"Can you shave your head and get off pot for the rest of your life? Because you be tested a lot."

"What? No man, fuck that. Things are way outs hand man. Too many ppl in your business today... I need my privacy... blah, blah, blah..."

"Well, have fun working cust. serv./telesales for 10 bucks an hour the rest of your life."

Too many ppl who would qualify for general labor work offshore... but can't get a TWIC card due to small criminal offenses.

Too many ppl going to college to learn about bullshit... too few getting even basic engineering/scientific educations. Do you have any idea the kind of money someone can make with a four year degree in most any form of science or engineering? How's that libtard arts degree treating you... still unemployed?

Wow, you mad man? These are good jobs for those willing.
But yeah, there are drug test, but whats worth more drugs or high paying jobs?
By the way peeps, my brother is 50 years old. Go to the web site and look.

Bwahahahha. That was so funny.

its a dirty job but someone has got to do it.

Actually OP, I completely agree with you. In my experience/observations there are more open positions than ppl willing to fill them.

Rigzone, rigworker (I am on both email lists... great daily industry realated updates) and a few others have jobs aplenty for every field... and they can't fill the job openings to scrape paint off of a deck... much less for engineers.

So to your point, yes, there are good jobs for the willing... it's finding those with the will which is tough. Some ppl , and most that come to me asking about entry level labor/skilled trade work, seem unwilling to do anything required to get into the field.

It's either too intrusive, too tough, too much time away from home, etc... etc...

can females do it? i'll go.

Are you pretty big? Got some muscle? Willing to bunk house with 4 other smelly guys? It may be the job for you! :-)

You mad bro? LOL

You are promoting slavery and lying to people.

Bwahahhaha, you live in a ditch bro? Don't need work? How's the professional bum thing working out?

^^5 Sending Karma for having such a kind heart!

That is awesome info, OP. thank you for thinking of others

Another Occutard Commie speaks. Pfft.

Yes.

And if you want really good money with much less heavy lifting, get a few basic welding certs or a CDL. Check out your local comm. college as I would wager they might have some classes... private skilled trade companies are all over as well. CDL's area a dime a dozen. CDL's with a TWIC card mean some serious money working distribution from a refinery.

But in my field specifically... offshore and onshore chick welders/pipe fitters & cutters get respect (recall Flash Dance?)... chick roustabouts/floormen get shit on and are accused of not pulling their weight.

Once you get your foot in the door (offshore especially) the tech training and opportunity for advancement is incredible, regardless as to what field you decide to get in.

Heck, if you live around the GoM... take a baker/cook/steward position... it is a start and they too are always hiring! I know a guy who started as a steward with a service company (making beds and doing laundry), got a rigger job with the drilling company his service company was contracted to and went to school during his onshore time off to learn how to operate cranes... who is now (go figure) a crane operator making at least $70,000/year for TransOcean, the company who owns the rig his old service company drilled on. All that in less than three years!

Hey, man, thanks for the info. I had read that the Dakotas were booming with oil rig jobs. I just have no way to get out there. (sigh.....). I'm trying to get work where I am now, just so I can get my own place (living with friends now). Thanks again. Hopefully, maybe within the year, it is still booming. I have absolutly no problem doing hard work. It makes me sleep better at night :)))

If anybody wants to know what's involved in getting a "TWIC" card, click here

[link to www.ibewlu180.org]

and here

[link to www.tsa.gov]

Right now it could take MONTHS to find someplace to park your RV or get an apartment. Motels are full and expensive. Most new guys sleep in their pickups for a few weeks till something breaks. Also, you probably wont get near a rig for 6 to 12 months and you'll need to get work (fast food, bartender, grocery...anywhere) so you can eat. The place is booming but it aint cheap. Strippers make thousands a night sometimes.

I'm too old but if I was a bit younger it would be a fun life experience. Don't just pick up and go. Do some research cuz it's cold up there and you'll want to be able to sleep indoors and afford to eat. They need truckers big time.

(kidnappers, armed robbers, and serial killers need not apply)

Nice! I wish my husband could do that? He is a drywall professional and we barely make it. We are from Texas and would love to go back. We both do not do any drugs and rarely even drink. If he could get in that, we would move to Texas asap. LOL.

Thanks OP!

KBR can suck my tits. I'm done working in the oil sands. I'm done with their crappy camps, and crappy food. As a nurse, i will only make 1/3 the money that I used to make, but I will have a life.

LOL!

Well, no need to apply if you have been caught.

Are they hiring any electrictions?

I live in Rapid City, that was a spot on post.

TX or LA... apply for on/offshore work in TX or LA. Also, make sure when you write up your resume, you spell 'electricians' correctly.