Typically salaries for roustabouts and roughnecks (drill deck workers) are approximately US $300 per day. Annual salaries work out to be approximately US $47,000.

More specialized jobs such as that of Driller is likely to make around $56,000 per annum, which Toolpushers, Drill Leaders and Supervisors are likely to earn around the US $75,000 - $100,000 mark per year.

Entry level positions typically make between US $50,000 - US $80,000 per annum. Trades, technical and professional positions will likely earn between US $70,000 - US $220,000 per annum.

Life Offshore

- You will be issued with safety boots hard hat safety glasses and coveralls.

- Keep a good attitude and be focused on why you wanted to work offshore.

- There are smoking rooms at various places on a rig where safety matches will be supplied.

- For meals you take off your work gear and eat in the galley.

- You may have to work a night shift or two as an oil rig is a 24 hour operation.

If you do not like going through middle-men, one way is to look through the Wilshire Stock Index. This lists the 5000 biggest companies in the US. You should be able to find a number of large and reputable oil companies in this list. Another way is to look for oil companies and drilling companies on the internet using the three major search engines: Google, Yahoo and MSN. One advantage of this method is that you can find international companies as well as US-based companies. The disadvantage is that many smaller oil companies do not have web-sites or email.

2. Find the contact address. After you have a decent-sized list of companies, you will need to find their contact address. If possible, you should get both the email address and postal address of the HR department as well as the phone number. Try to also get the HR manager's name and office address. When you submit your job application, you will want to send it to the HR manager rather than the HR department. It is also better to send your job application both by email and by post. Frankly, neither delivery method on its own is reliable. If you dare, give them a week or so to receive and process your application, then call up to confirm that they have received it.

3. Find out what the company wants. Remember: no one is going to hire you because you want a job. You will only be hired if you can show the oil company what is in it for them. The easiest way is to look at their past and current job postings. If you know the company is in the industry but did not post anything (possibly because they go through a recruitment agency), you can borrow the job postings of other companies to find out what is normally wanted.

4. Write your cover letter and resume and submit them. In your cover letter, make it clear what job you are applying for. Make sure you briefly relate your most relevant experience to what the oil company wants. In your resume/CV, you do not need to list every job and academic achievement in your life. Oil rig jobs, Offshore Oil Rig Jobs, Offshore Oil Rig Jobs

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