What are the requirements for a job in the petroleum industry in Texas or North Dakota?
wastedyears, you asked, “What are the requirements for a job in the petroleum industry in Texas or North Dakota?”
depends on what type of work you are good at, interested or experienced, or are qualified for; If a college gradaute, obviously geology or any engineering discipline will get you in the door at many companies.
if not a college graduate, the best way to get in the door is to acquire a commercial drivers license (CDL) to drive large trucks. nearly everythng in the land oil patch depends on trucking. alot of jobs put trucked equipment in place for days or weeks at a time that you would operate. Once that job done, you move it to the next job.
many jos are simple trucking jobs, loading and unloading wter, sand, cemetn, pipe, other materails and driving it here to there. these pay surprisingly well too, but no as well as combination trucking and equipement operator jobs
most, but not all drilling or service rig “rough-necking” jobs at times require you haul equipement, so need the CDL.
good diesel mechanics are always in demand, and anyone with machine fabrication and/or welding skills is needed.
msot companies, if you are a good candidate, will hire you and pay you to get the trucker/CDL training.
a combination of good mechanical aptitude (or ability to learn), clean driving record (no DUIs often but not always mandatory), and the CDL opens doors to hundreds of opportunities if you have the willingness to work on hitches with only 2-3 days off a couple to 3 times a month. there are many HS graduate jobs of $60K to $100K a year jobs. above all, you have to be clean and able to pass drug screening.
“What are the requirements for a job in the petroleum industry in Texas or North Dakota?”
For the more manual labor jobs, just showing up on time and being able to pass a drug test is huge.
Talked to a guy about doing some part time CDL work and he said they will interview dozens of people and not be able to find one that can pass the background/pee test. He said I could have all of the hours I could legally drive.
Sorry for the late reply.
First, I don’t know many specifics.
I saw many businesses with help wanted signs. Most are in the oilfield services business. They vary from large to small.
I spoke at length with a pipe fitter who left drilling work inPennsylvania and came to Texas. He was camped in the state park in Monahans because the RV parks catering to people like him were full. He had been offered work with as many hours as he could stand.
I’m sure there are lots of entry leel positions, Book keepers and payroll clerks are needed to process the growing businesses. I think the same would be true of someone with computer skills to work in a company serving the services businesses.
I also feel sure there is a need for truck drivers of all types. The area is alive with trucks of all kinds.
In short, to varying degrees all kinds of people are needed