Offshore Oil Rig Jobs - What is it?

In today's economic crisis, it is very hard to get a decent jobs that can serve you and your family well. Some of you might be able to get some part-time jobs but the trouble for any part-time jobs are the salary they offer. If you are young and have no medical trouble, you might interested in a job I will show today. This job is called offshore oil rig jobs. You might get wrong information about offshore oil rig jobs. In this article, I will show you what need to understand before applying for these kind of jobs.

Unsurprisingly, the advantage of offshore oil rig jobs is the salary you will get. The salary of the lowest position can get you approximately
50,000 - 62,000 per year. This job will require you to work only 6 months in a year. So the rest 6 months you can enjoy spending time with your family at home or you can work on some part-time job. This combined salary can easily give you $100,000 per year. That 100k salary is in the same level as people who have higher degree such as master and PhD.

Many people who like to join offshore oil rig jobs will have hard time to find out how to apply for them. In fact, college degree is unnecessary. You can get better salary if you have some prior experience. If you are new to this industry, I recommend that you start with roustabout jobs which is the most common worker on the rig. If you work hard enough within 5 years you can jump to derrickhand position easily. And if you can manage people in crisis situation, you might be interested in getting into rig management position.

If you have not good physical requirement to do any hard jobs like offshore oil rig jobs, you can still get for varieties of jobs that is wanted on the rig. There is more than 500 people on the rig. They work full day so any things can happen. So if you have previous experience in working with any emergency rooms, you should try for this medic job.

People still misunderstood that they should apply directly to big oil company such as Shell and Chevron. The truth is these big players rarely do their own rig drilling anymore. They usually hands over to other subcontractors in many countries such as Singapore. Another way of applying for rig jobs through online resume is rising in popularity.

If you want to learn more what is the best way to get a position in offshore oil rig jobs, please visit my website at http://www.offshoreoilrigjobsnow.com. Edward (Offshore Oil) Martin is an expert in oil rig management.