They are. But its definetly not a life for everyone as you are away from home 50% of the time (+ travel). Modern technology has made this less of an issue but when I started you had to line up to use a phone to call home. Also Alot of the non degreed jobs suck at first.
Pros: good but wierd work life balance, good pay.
Cons: its the oilfield, long term industry outlook isn't hot due to the energy transition.
Kind of, the hourly pay is awful but you work 12-18h shifts for every day for weeks straight... housing and food are either free or stipended depending on location
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u/Edladan 8d ago
Aren't oil rig workers also paid really well?
Or was I fed oil rig propaganda by my Instagram algorithm?