[thackney]

Obviously not positions for entry level with no oil/gas experience (except perhaps for an different industry experienced electrician or ship captain)

I believe the top range of the salaries includes significant overtime.

But it does show the potential for those without degrees, willing to work and hang tough for the down times, and work hard when needed. Almost certainly rising up in the industry is going to require some travel to get there.

[ops33]

I always thought that one of the highest paying job that did not require a college degree was air traffic controller.

[rfreedom4u]

My son-in-law got out of the army in July. He has no college and was a fuel handler. He now works as a pipeline controller making around $80,000 a year.

[thackney]

Top 5 Paying O&G Jobs with Degrees

http://rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=113149

#5 Safety Officer

Job Description: Developing, implement and oversee safety policies, procedures and programs, including routine audits.
Category: Health, Safety, Environment (HSE)

Average Annual Salary: $79,111, up 10.7% from 2010 | Standard Range: $43,773 to $114,453

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#4 Naval Architect

Job Description: Designing ships for shipbuilding companies or design and research firms.
Category: Maritime

Average Annual Salary: $99,151, up 6.2% from 2010 | Standard Range: $53,593 to $144,708

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#3 Petrophysicist

Job Description: Analyzing reservoirs and helping engineers determine the best areas and procedures for drilling and excavation.
Category: Geoscience

Average Annual Salary: $126,847, up 8.6% from 2010 | Standard Range: 62,933 to $190,761

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#2 Geoscientist

Job Description: Studying the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth for petroleum.
Category: Geoscience

Average Annual Salary: $123, 143, up 10.5% from 2010 | Standard Range: $57, 470 to $188,817

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#1 Subsea Engineer

Job Description: Designing, building and installing mechanical systems under the ocean.
Category: Engineering

Average Annual Salary: $139, 511, up 7.3% from 2010 | Standard Range: 82,165 to $196,856

[Le Chien Rouge]

Other jobs that earn well without having a college degree:

1) community organizer
2) pimping
3) drug dealer
4) prostitute
5) actor/actress
6) rock star
7) professional grifter
8) gambler
9) milking the welfare system
10) marrying into money

[Smokin' Joe]

I believe the top range of the salaries includes significant overtime.

Most oilfield workweeks range from 60 to 84 hour weeks (some even more hours).

For Drilling Consultants, they are on location 24/7 for their 'hitch', for some rigs there are two working 12 hours on, 12 hours off (84 hrs/wk), on other rigs, they are on call 24 hrs and work shifts of up to 14 days on/off (a few work the whole well, straight through).

[Repeal The 17th]

Thack,
Do you know what kind of jobs are the “entry level” jobs?
What kind of work does a novice do to start out with
in order to work their way up into those higher paying slots?
Thanks.

[RaceBannon]

NDI and NDT testing gets at least $30/hr, too

Sheet Metal mechanics in aviation who have over 10 years experience can get as much as $45/hr at Boeing and other locations

[Vendome]

I never got paid for snubbing but it always paid off...

[CodeToad]

Computer Programmer: $100+K. No degree required. Many are self taught and some are even high school dropouts. Even the “low” paid programmers make $75K.

[Mrs. Don-o]

for later

[The Cajun]

Worked 30 years for the same oilfield service company, retired at 51 because I could.
Two years college, year and a half electronic tech school.
Sometimes long hours, sometimes hard work, good to great pay, great benefits (14 years ago anyway).
Slackers need not apply (They didn't last very long due to hours mostly).

Nuff said.