Are you thinking about taking up employment in the Oil and Gas Industry? Are you looking for oil and gas jobs? Before you go ahead and take up any oil and gas jobs whether its with a service company or an oil and gas company, its important to know what kind of job will be suited to you. More importantly, make sure you do your homework and do a little bit of research to get to know the industry. People ask me questions all the time about oil and gas jobs and how they go about getting into the industry. Here are some of the most common questions asked.
Q. What education level do I need to for oil and gas jobs?
A. Well, that all depends on the type of discipline you want to enter. Lots of service companies ask for a Bacheolors Degree or the equivelent of but I think its very hard to come across that level for entry. I think a good sound High School education should be sufficient for most service companies or Drilling companies for oil and gas jobs. Maybe at the higher end of the scale in the corporate oil companies the a University background would be desirable.
Q. Should I do my off-shore survival before applying for a job?
A. Quite simply no. If a company is hiring people and you dont have the relevant off-shore certificates then the company will pay to have you trained before going off-shore. They will also train you in your specific discipline.
Q. How much will I earn starting out?
A. Starting out with no experienc that could be anything up to $48,000 per year. But its well worth hanging around to get the experience and your salary will increase according to ability and level of experience.
Its good to do some research on what you want to do. For myself I started out in the Oil Field Service comapny side of life as a Wireline operator. For me this is one of the better disciplines within the industry as the natural progression is to move into a higher position representing the operationg company i.e oil campany.
If you are willing to work hard and love travel then this would be the ideal job for you.
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