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