Rig Careers In Oil Industry

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Oil drilling and rig jobs are getting more in demand, as the need for the offshore drilling sites is increasing. The jobs in these areas are high in demand and any place where the company feels the demand for oil and gas refinery, the demand for the jobs also simultaneously increases.

According to Erik Milito, API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations, in a news article blog:

“Oil and natural gas production off our Atlantic coast is a potential gold mine. Developing oil and natural gas in the Atlantic could put hundreds of thousands of Americans to work, make us more energy secure, and bring in needed revenue for the government. But none of these benefits will appear unless the federal government follows pro-development energy policies.”

These jobs contribute a major chunk to the country’s economy and tend to invest millions of dollars in the capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives. The offshore drilling jobs are more drilling than compared to the onshore ones.

Risk at Offshore Risk Jobs

Though the opportunities at the oil and rig jobs are great, there is also a risk of losing your job. The risk of the rigs coming to a halt can cause hundreds of workers to lose their jobs. Most of these workers are just out of school and are able to make 60,000 a year in these jobs. Staying for a few more years can double their salaries. Therefore, when suddenly an event like this occurs, it puts them into a very difficult position, wherein they have to stoop down to a very low income.

In of the news article blog, one of the rig workers who face this insecurity mentions:

 “A young fellow could get out of high school and come offshore, and in 2 or 3 years he’s making 60,000 a year without having to go to college or do good in high school. In 6 or 7, years he could double that. But that’s all he knows how to do. There’s nothing else in industrial America that’s like what we do. You can’t go drive a tractor; you can’t go drive a truck.  You can’t build a house. I have a trade I could fall back on, but it’s a stretch, it’s a far stretch. I’d have to start as an apprentice making $7.50 an hour.”

On one side, when there is satisfaction and contentment in the offshore rigging jobs, sudden stoppage and losing the jobs can cause a lot of discrepancy in the offshore employment.