| The Offshore Oil Job Market | | | | Drill Crew Jobs |
| The demand for oil continues to increase rapidly and | | | | The Roughneck ($59,000) is probably the best |
| as a result the offshore oil job market is wide open. | | | | known offshore oil job. A Roughneck works as part |
| Oil companies have their rigs working day and night | | | | of a team of three other roughnecks who operate |
| to find new offshore oil fields to meet the demand. | | | | the machinery and equipment needed by the driller. |
| Each rig employs hundreds of workers to keep it | | | | He works in the mud process room whenever drilling |
| going day and night drilling and searching for oil. The | | | | is taking place and is responsible for mud weight |
| offshore oil job market is expected to increase 30% | | | | measurements and the proper functioning of the |
| by 2011. Here is a look at some of the most popular | | | | machines. The Derrickman ($65,000) makes sure the |
| jobs on an oil rig. | | | | mud pumps are operating efficiently and assists the |
| Entry Level Jobs | | | | Roughnecks. |
| An entry level offshore oil job is the easiest to | | | | The Driller ($86,000) is probably the most important |
| obtain. These jobs, while they may require certain | | | | offshore oil job as he is responsible for the actually |
| skills, do not require previous experience working on | | | | drilling process. He is in charge of everything that |
| an oil rig. Entry level jobs include Maintenance | | | | takes place on the rig floor and above it. He operates |
| Roustabout, Roustabout, Welder, Medic, Scaffolders, | | | | the drill that drills the hole to find the oil. He has an |
| Radio Operator, Rig Safety & Training | | | | Assistant Driller ($74,500) |
| Co-ordinator (sometimes handled by Medic), Mud | | | | Beyond the jobs required to operate the deck and |
| Engineer, Materials Person, Painter, Motor Man and | | | | the drill, there are a whole hosts of offshore oil job |
| Electrician. The pay for these jobs range from | | | | options that keep the rig in full operation. They |
| $47,000 to $80,000 depending on the background | | | | include such positions as Catering ($45,000 to |
| and skills required. | | | | $63,000) which is the staff that keeps all the |
| Deck Crew Jobs | | | | workers fed from day to day. Then there is the |
| An offshore oil job working as part of a deck crew | | | | Barge Engineer, the Control Room Operator and the |
| includes the follow job options: | | | | Assistant CRO that makes sure the rig is staying |
| * Maintenance Roustabout ($47,000) is responsible | | | | afloat properly ($59,000 to $89,000). |
| for general deck maintenance, cleaning and painting. | | | | A staff of electricians ($65,000 to $87,000) is |
| * Maintenance Foreman ($59,000) oversees | | | | available to handle the repair and maintenance of |
| Maintenance Roustabouts. | | | | anything electrical aboard the rig. There are several |
| * Roustabout ($54,500) guides the crane that moves | | | | people who oversee the management ($108,000 to |
| equipment and materials about the rig and is | | | | $160,000) of the rig and are often people who have |
| responsible for keeping the pipe deck and the main | | | | worked their way up through the ranks. A staff of |
| deck clean and orderly. | | | | mechanics ($57,000 to $87,000) handles the repair |
| * Assistant Crane Operator ($59,000) is usually a | | | | and maintenance of anything mechanical, including the |
| person who has been promoted from Roustabout | | | | diesel generators. |
| and has become qualified to operate the crane. | | | | This overview of the offshore oil job market gives |
| * Crane operator ($69,500) operates the crane and | | | | you an idea of the positions that are available and |
| supervises assistants and Roustabouts. | | | | how much they pay. |