Technology-Oriented Jobs To Be In Demand
Experts believe that technology-oriented jobs will see increased hiring, as the oil and gas industry adopts and integrates technologies for improved efficiency. The industry is looking for new technologies to automate processes and Big Data for analysing complex data. Construction jobs will see an increase due to more petrochemical projects.
Regina Mayor, KPMG’s global sector head and U.S. national sector leader of energy and natural resources, said in a recent article:
“I think a lot of the jobs in energy will be more technologically oriented rather than focused on technical engineering. So IT enablement, Big Data, data and analytics and robotic process automation – those will be the areas we will see more job opportunities. We’re also projecting that there will be quite a few construction jobs. Look at all the greenfield petrochemical developments that are still on tap … I think there will be a demand for more specialized trade and construction jobs and more diversification around the engineering talent.”
Uptick In Hydraulic Fracturing Jobs
Many job-seekers have appeared for interviews and landed jobs in the past couple of weeks. Oil prices are anticipated to increase in the coming days in the year 2017. Several laid off energy workers are anticipating good times ahead, with a labour crunch poised to bring back job opportunities.
Cindy Sanford, office manager for the Job Service North Dakota office in Williston, said in a recent article:
“She’s seeing the largest upward tick for jobs in hydraulic fracturing crews, which average between 45 and 65 people per crew. Class A CDL driving jobs were already high, and continue to be so.
“We are seeing sign-on bonuses for Class A CDL drivers and some per diem coming back on housing,” she said.”
Hiring managers are offering sign-on bonuses for Class A CDL drivers, signalling an increase in job opportunities in the energy industry.
Read this article to find out what’s happening on the hiring scene in the oil and gas industry. There is an uptick in hydraulic fracturing jobs and demand for drivers in on the increase. The year 2017 promises job opportunities for hopeful oil and gas candidates with a marked increase in oilfield jobs.