My sister and her husband moved to ND in the early 80, he getting a job working on the oil derricks. They would have to drive 100-200 miles out to these derricks and back each day, and work in the most grueling weather you could imagine. Tough tough work.
Notice though...it is not just oil jobs. There isn’t enough housing etc. either. There is more than just oil jobs happening out there.
“Tough tough work.”
It’s much easier to “protest” on Wall Street, than find a real job.