| If you are willing to face a certain amount of physical | | | | offshore platform. |
| danger to earn more money, you should look at no | | | | 4. Scaffolders |
| experience jobs on oil rigs. There are few places | | | | Like a scaffolder in the construction industry, a |
| where someone without a college education can | | | | scaffolder on board an offshore oil rig works in high |
| make $50,000 a year. In fact, jobs in the oil industry | | | | places. Some companies need their scaffolders to be |
| have some of the highest salaries in the world, easily | | | | certified, others do not. Even compared to other oil |
| comparable to the sin industries of tobacco and | | | | rig jobs, this is considered rather dangerous. That is |
| alcohol. Here is a short list of the work available on an | | | | why he is paid an extra $10,000 more than the |
| offshore oil rig where you can get paid the big bucks | | | | roustabout. |
| to do honest, hard, sweaty labor. | | | | 5. Radio Operator |
| 1. Roustabouts | | | | Obvious from the description. Easy and boring, but |
| A roustabout provides general labor, doing almost | | | | critical, which explains the $60,000 salary. |
| everything on board the oil rig. He is the muscle, | | | | 6. Medic |
| cleaning and painting the oil rig, and carrying, storing, | | | | Again, no description needed. Most medics are |
| setting up various pieces of equipment. On more | | | | ex-nurses. Salary is around $70,000. |
| complicated jobs, for example, when carrying out | | | | 7. Storeman |
| certain tasks on the drill floor, he will work under the | | | | Same duties as a storeman on dry land, but gets a |
| supervision of the roughneck. If you play computer | | | | higher salary of $60,000. |
| strategy games, the roustabout is basically guy who | | | | 8. Painter |
| does all the basic work like the peon, peasant, drone, | | | | If you painted tall apartment buildings for a living, you |
| probe, SCV and what not. For all his sweat and hard | | | | should think about switching over to an offshore oil |
| work, he takes home $45,000 to $55,000 a year, | | | | platform. There is slightly more risk, but you also get |
| better than many white collar jobs. | | | | a lot more pay. Salary: $58,000. |
| 2. Steward | | | | 9. Motorman |
| If you have ever worked in the hospitality industry, | | | | Basically the junior mechanic, maintaining and repairing |
| you will know all about this job. For those who are | | | | the machines. For an increased salary (compared to a |
| unfamiliar, the typical duties include helping out in the | | | | normal mechanic on land) of $58,000, sometimes has |
| kitchen, doing the laundry and cleaning the | | | | to do repairs in high places while suspended from a |
| accommodations. The only difference is that you will | | | | crane. |
| be working on board an offshore oil instead of a | | | | 10. Electrician |
| hotel or cruise ship. For facing the risk of the oil | | | | In charge of making sure all the electrical equipment |
| platform exploding, the salary goes up to $45,000 | | | | works (even the light bulbs). Unlike a normal |
| per year. | | | | electrician, needs to have a head for heights - some |
| 3. Rig Welder | | | | of the work will be done while hanging from a crane. |
| A skilled welder in the dying manufacturing industry | | | | Salary: $65,000. |
| can easily make the transition to rig welder. Due to | | | | These are the 10 entry level jobs on oil rigs which do |
| government regulations, rig welders need trade | | | | not need prior experience on an oil rig and do not |
| certification (CITB for the United Kingdom, AWS for | | | | need a college degree. The roustabouts and |
| the United States). For daring to work on top of the | | | | stewards do not need any kind of trade certification. |
| ocean instead of on dry land, the welder doubles his | | | | The other positions may need a trade certification. |
| salary from $30,000 on dry land to $60,000 on the | | | | |