| Roughneck job openings on offshore oil rigs are | | | | - Cook |
| continually being opened and filled by able-bodied men | | | | - Night Baker |
| and women all over the world. If you have an interest | | | | - Steward/ess |
| in an oil industry career, you couldn't pick a more stable | | | | Because "roughneck" is a generic term used loosely to |
| job in today's economy. This article will briefly explain oil | | | | describe manual labor positions on a rig, it is helpful to |
| rig job descriptions, what to consider if you want to get | | | | understand the job description breakdown for entry |
| hired and finally...reliable resources you can use to fill a | | | | level or semi-experienced oil workers. For example, a |
| roughneck job opening as soon as this week. | | | | Roustabout is a brand new crew member, typically |
| First, a bit about maritime oil rigs and their crews. | | | | involved in deck maintenance and miscellaneous |
| The world needs oil, and Roughnecks make oil supplies | | | | supportive job duties. A Roughneck is an actual term |
| possible. In return, these hard workers are | | | | used to describe key members of the drill crew. They |
| compensated well, receiving a year's salary for only | | | | take care of the drill and ensure that it is working |
| six months worth of work. But besides paid vacation | | | | properly, along with other drilling related activities. |
| and numerous benefits, by getting hired on an offshore | | | | Generally speaking, roughneck job openings are |
| oil rig you won't be forced to do the same job | | | | available regularly...but the competition is immense. On |
| forever...in fact, you'll most likely advance through the | | | | average, one thousand men and women search daily |
| levels of leadership fairly quickly, learning an invaluable | | | | for roughneck job openings on offshore rigs. That's the |
| trade looked at highly by other future employers. That | | | | bad news. |
| is, if you ever decide to leave the profession! | | | | The good news? |
| Here is a list of job openings you'd see on a maritime | | | | Only a handful of those folks actually figure out how to |
| operation: | | | | apply correctly (as rigs are looking for specific format |
| - Roustabout | | | | and information)...and get hired within a matter of |
| - Roughneck | | | | weeks. Others literally wait for years waiting for a |
| - Toolpusher | | | | response, assuming no jobs are available. This couldn't |
| - Crane Operator | | | | be further from the truth! Because new hires are |
| - Scaffolder | | | | constantly advancing through the ranks, new spots |
| - Painter | | | | free-up rapidly. |
| - Derrickman | | | | |