| Job Requirements | | | | rig floors. Offshore installation |
| Working offshore is not for everyone. | | | | managers are responsible for the entire |
| The job requires you to travel and be | | | | rig. |
| away from home and your family. It is a | | | | Mechanical department hires motorman, |
| hard and dangerous task that has to be | | | | mechanics and maintenance supervisors |
| accomplished in harsh weather | | | | who are responsible for all mechanical |
| conditions. On the other hand, growth | | | | operations. |
| opportunities are tremendous. Starting | | | | Electrical department includes positions |
| salary for a person with no previous | | | | like electrician, electronic technician |
| experience is anything between $40,000 | | | | and maintenance supervisors who look |
| to $60,000 annually and that too for | | | | after the repair of all electrical |
| working only for six months in a year. | | | | equipment. |
| | | | Catering team is made up of the |
| Types of Jobs | | | | stewardess, cook and the camp boss who |
| There are many types of jobs available | | | | are in charge of the catering, laundry |
| while working offshore in an oilrig. For | | | | and cleaning. |
| instance, people are recruited in the | | | | Before you decide to start a career in |
| control room, at the deck, for drilling, | | | | this industry, one needs to keep in mind |
| rig management, mechanical and | | | | certain criteria like health, age, |
| electrical department, catering. Others | | | | experience, education and interests. The |
| are hired as rig welders, scaffolders, | | | | job requires you to be in good physical |
| radio operators, medic, rig safety and | | | | condition, and you need to pass certain |
| training coordinator, mud engineer, | | | | medical examinations. Although the |
| painters. | | | | average age is 27 for offshore jobs, you |
| Control room personnel include barge | | | | can apply for coast guard or drilling |
| engineers who are in charge of the | | | | contractor positions if you are less |
| control room; control room operators and | | | | than 18. Experience in a particular |
| assistant CROs control the stability of | | | | field will help you to gain a better |
| the rigs and make liquid transfers. | | | | position and wage, but by and large, no |
| On the deck, people are recruited as | | | | previous experience or skill is required |
| maintenance roustabout and foreman who | | | | to be hired. |
| looks after the deck area. Crane | | | | Many entry-level positions are |
| operators whose main duties includes | | | | available. No formal education is |
| crane operations. | | | | required at the lower positions. Higher |
| Drill crew includes positions such as | | | | education is required only at the higher |
| roughnecks, pumpman, dereckman and | | | | levels. Oil industry is continuing to |
| drillers. Roughnecks and pumpman takes | | | | grow rapidly and hence a career in this |
| mud weights and looks after the | | | | industry is very prosperous and bright. |
| machinery required by the particular | | | | It gives you an opportunity to work |
| operation. The Dereckman's main duty is | | | | anywhere in the world in a work |
| the maintenance of the machinery in the | | | | environment which has very high |
| mud pump room. Drillers occupy one of | | | | standards of safety. Besides, enjoying |
| the most important positions on the rig. | | | | very high salaries, the other benefit |
| He is responsible for the drilling in | | | | that workers enjoy is working only for |
| the seabed. | | | | 14 days in a month. Major oil companies |
| Tool pushers and offshore installation | | | | also provide medical and life insurance. |
| manager make up the rig management. | | | | It is a very rewarding and exciting |
| Tool pushers work in the rig offices and | | | | career. |