Is the Oil & Gas Industry for Me?
Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 9:43 amThe oil and gas industry is having to face up to an huge problem, and that problem is that people working within it are simply getting old. OK that in itself might not seem a problem, but the average age is going up as they fail to attract new people to the industry. The problem came about as a direct result of the downturn of the 80s
As a result of what happened, the average oil worker is around 50 years old and that in the next few years it will be necessary to recruit heavily as the current highly trained and skilled oil and gas employees retire.
Fortunately students have been drawn to the geosciences, despite the powerful draw of the computer sciences. The companies that operate in the field of Oil and Gas Industry have seen this change as the perfect opportunity to ‘refresh’ their aging workforce.
High level qualifications are not the only way into the industry though, for those less qualified there is a still a pathway to a good wage.
In time, after attending the training courses offered by the employer companies, people without the proper qualifications will be able to find higher positions in the company.
Positions for the industry are available in refining, production, administration transport, and various supervisory and technical. most people when they think of the industry think of someone covered in oil or with the waves beating against them as they struggle to connect pipework
Rig workers still deal with the ‘normal vision’ of the petrochemical industry, but the range of employment goes way beyond that
People come from all walks of life, with many people moving into the industry as a career change. The only real way to find out if you are a fit for the oil industry is to submit your CV, and see what turns up. With such great earning potential, it could be the best move you have ever made.
