[thackney]

1. ABILITY TO LEARN -- 69 percent

2. TEAMWORK -- 61 percent

3. COMMUNICATION -- 60 percent

4. WORK ETHIC -- 58 percent

5. TECHNICAL SKILLS -- 57 percent

[cripplecreek]

I think my nephew should get to the oilfields and put his welding skills to good use. Sure he’d be a trainee but he has a good work ethic and willingness to learn.

[redfreedom]

We lived in western ND at the start of the boom where one trucking company there had a bonus that would have been laughable 40 years ago.

The bonus was $500 per month just for showing up on time each day.

I see the necessity and value of the bonus considering the work ethic of today’s workforce, for example a neighbor who was to be at work at 8 am felt she did not need to leave her home until 8 am. I knew several like her.

[Beagle8U]

My brother was a welder at an oil refinery when the Alaska pipeline started. They sent in reps to recruit pipe welders.

Well, one guy there took a job with them and worked all the overtime until it was done. He lived in the company housing and ate their food. Saved every dime and sent it home to his wife. A ton of money and he planned to retire when he got home.

When he got home he found that his wife was long gone, she had sold the house, and there were no bank accounts left.
She had sold everything he owned and skipped town.

I really doubt a jury would convict him if he had ever found her.

[The Cajun]

Takes a special kind to work oilfield, hours and conditions can be horrible, but money can be big.
Most regular folks can't hack it for the long haul.
Have seen a bunch wash out in a month or less.
Loved it and hated it about equally for 30 years, was able to retired comfortably at 51, not bad at all, looking back.

Does beat the hell out of sitting behind a desk doing the same thing, day after day, year after year.

[spankalib]

Thank you for posting. You knowledge and experience are appreciated!

I have heard that some companies will seek out a worker with those qualities and pay for further training. Do you have any ideas, knowledge, or suggestions on that?
Thanks again!

[Chickensoup]

My son just got his class b and won an award in driving in tthe local truck rodeo. He also has heavy equipment and Osha certifications. I can get him his class A this summer. Should I make sure he has a class a before he goes out to the oil patch or can he earn one there. He graduates in two months. Homeschooler.

[Fzob]

Those are pretty good skills to have for just about any job.