Where can I get good information on Alberta oil rig jobs?

Looking for reliable information on Alberta oil rig jobs....actual pay scales...age limits...physical requirements....job availability...winter conditions.Where can I get good information on Alberta oil rig jobs?
Salaries start at USD$ 300 per day for Roustabouts.


Roughnecks (drill deck workers) can earn up to $355 per day. This would translate to an annual salary of $USD 47,500. From here it is possible to be promoted to a Driller. In this case the daily rate is likely to be around the $420.00 mark, translating to $56,250 per annum.





Tool Pusher and Drill Leader positions (Chief and Supervisor's positions respectively), allow you to earn between $75,000 - $100,000 per annum.





Working aboard an oil rig is hard work, however the facilities are excellent. Many of the accommodation wings meet hotel standards, despite being located in the middle of the ocean. All food, board and laundry expenses are usually met by the employer - and the foods are of exceptional quality. All transfer and travelling expenses to and from offshore oil rig drilling jobs are also met by the employer.





Another considerable benefit is that most personnel work in a 14 / 21 day rotation. This means you will work for 14 days, and will get 21 off. This translates to holidays for 3/5 of the year.





Prior to securing offshore oil drilling rig jobs, it is advisable to have experience with land based rigs. This gives you the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in an offshore environment.





Once workers have mastered the entry level positions on rigs, they will usually be given the opportunity to progress to more difficult or responsible positions. Along this route, on-the-job training is usually given. This may be handled in a variety of ways, including job shadowing, mentoring and coaching.











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The rigs in Alberta are going through a ';soft'; market right now, so jobs aren't as plentiful as they were a few months ago. The cost of natural gas is down so there isn't as much activity as usual.


If you have never worked on the rigs before, you start out either as a lease-hand or roughneck. Then you move up to floor-hand (it's usually called motors), then derrick hand, where you work up high on the derrick and guide the pipes, then driller.


The minimum age you can be is 18. As for physical requirements, it can be very demanding. Extremely cold in the winter, often 30 or 40 below and also hot in the summer. You work 2 weeks of 12 hour shifts then get 1 week off. Shift change is either at 7:30 or 8:00, depending on the company. In the winter, you are often in camp which can be either very close to the rig or sometimes you have to drive a few hours. Hot lunches are always brought out from camp. If you're not in camp, you are on your own, so pack lots!


I'm not sure what you earn to start anymore. I have both a driller and a rig manager living here. A driller usually takes home about $5,000 every 2 weeks. A rig manager earns closer to $10,000 every 2 weeks....depending on how many days you get in. These guys earn $100/day tax free living allowance plus their wage. I think a driller earns around $36/hr with tons of overtime. My guess would be that you start out at around $24/hr plus living allowance. So the pay is really good, but you always have to allow for rain-outs and shut-downs....where you don't get paid at all. I think it works out to about $60,000/yr when you start out, but it grows quite quickly. A rig manager earns about $250,000/yr.


I would apply at all the drilling companies and see what kind of a response you get. They say that all the rigs will be up and running in about a month or so.


Hope this helps!


vbouvier@shaw.ca