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Oil Rig Work
Working conditions and benefits
Working in an oil rig company could be very challenge and very interesting. Beside of physical requirement, you can get a good salary and excellent facilities. Most of the workers rooms are similar to hi class hotels including food, laundry and any pension paid by the employer. The work schedule is very well organized by shift rotation with fourteen to twenty one days off. And even if that is not all after oil rig work there will be approximately three to five year offered to you as the vacation for your health recovery.
Working on an oil rig
Oil rig work on an oil platform can be physically demanded. The workers have to perform all the tasks as drilling man, tool pusher or motorman etc. These employers are also required to work in the rig platform as engineers, mechanical drilling rigs, drilling rig electricians, platform engineers, control men, chief engineers and medical team or what else is necessary.
However even though oil rig work is tough, workers can also gain lot of benefits such as convenient living life and high wage. Once the workers get on the rig platform, they will stay in the rooms that can clearly be seen as the luxury hotel rooms with other services like food and laundry included. Furthermore, one of the best benefits of oil rig work is to have fourteen to twenty one days off every year. And that means more than half a year you are free and you can do whatever you like.
Salary
There are a lot of oil rig companies located in many countries such as Saudi Arabia, USA, UK, Canada, Russia, China, Nigeria, Mexico, Norway, Kuwait, Venezuela or the United Arab Emirates. Working on an oil rig will probably bring you about 300$ per day or 50,000$ per year. The employment on specific positions will earn even up to $100,000 per year. So the average salary for an oil rig worker will range from about 50,000$ up to 220,000$ per year.
Safety
There are a lot of safety measurements that any oil rig companies must follow.
All workers should wear safety boots, helmets, safety glasses and other safety protection devices.
All oil rig workers have to stay alert during night time because they may require taking night shifts.
Smoking is allowed on the rig only in special places and oil rig workers have to remove their equipment when they want to eat. Weapons are strictly prohibited in the oil platform.
