| Are you looking for jobs on oil rigs? When you do | | | | the roughnecks on the drill floor. Salaries range from |
| not have any experience in this industry, finding a job | | | | $45,000 to $55,000 a year. The next step up from |
| looks as tough as climbing Mount Everest. However, | | | | roustabout is roughneck. |
| just a little bit of knowledge, preparation and hard | | | | 2. Steward |
| work can do wonders. Like any other industry, you | | | | This is another unskilled entry level position. The |
| need to start at the bottom to get in. For a start, | | | | steward helps out in the kitchen, cleans up the |
| here is a list of entry level offshore rig jobs. | | | | accommodations and does the laundry. If they do |
| 1. Roustabout | | | | their jobs right and make an effort to improve |
| Roustabouts are general laborers. They provide the | | | | themselves, they may eventually find themselves |
| brawn and handle most of the heavy lifting and | | | | becoming a cook or camp boss themselves. This is |
| cleaning. They mostly work on the main deck of the | | | | one of the lowest paying jobs on an oil rig, at only |
| oil rig. When necessary, they may be asked to help | | | | $45,000 per year. |