Out of Work - oil or mining jobs

[Dsparil]

Just left law enforcement and have decided it was definitely not for me. Is anyone aware of any companies hiring entry-level no experience roustabouts or miners? Would prefer US-land based jobs in regards to oil work but beggars can't be choosers so I'll take what I can get. I've been sifting through a lot of oiljob websites but have never heard anything back. If anybody knows anything I'd appreciate the help.

 

[Glockster69]

There's a lot of fracking going on around Corpus / Beeville, I'm sure other ares too. I've had trouble getting hotel rooms due to the work. Good luck.

 

[barstoolguru]

go north young man...north Dakota

 

[jocat54]

Get you a CDL and there are a lot of jobs available in the Eagle Ford region. Everytime I drive south towards Kenedy-Three Rivers there are huge signs everywhere looking for CDL drivers.

 

[Portals]

Been a while, but they were looking for bodies in the Midland/Odessa area earlier.
Check with your local Workforce Solutions office (Vet Rep?). They can make the calls for you.

 

[Vaquero]

Midland/Odessa, Artesia NM, Canadian TX, Oklahoma panhandle. If people aint working it's cause they don't want to.
+1 on the CDL

 

[fuelfather]

If you had a Class A CDL with HAZMAT, you could find a job in Houston relatively quick. My company will only hire with a minimum 1 yr behind the wheel.

 

[winchster]

My cousin has a CDL and was offered a job in the Dakotas for $27.50/hr plus per diem and paid housing.

 

[shooterfpga]

im working on getting my cdl as well as a few other skills. i figure it will help when i have down time connecting iron.

 

[Dsparil]

Where do you go to get your CDL?

 

[fuelfather]

Local community college, or a local Roadmaster type school.

 

[fuelfather]

Or you can find a carrier that will hire and give you CDL training at same time.

 

[shooterfpga]

Or you can find a carrier that will hire and give you CDL training at same time.

if you wanna sell your soul to the devil. lol

 

[fuelfather]

if you wanna sell your soul to the devil. lol

I didn't say that was the ideal way, but it is an option. Many carriers will not hire without any experience behind the wheel.

 

[shooterfpga]

I didn't say that was the ideal way, but it is an option. Many carriers will not hire without any experience behind the wheel.

that is true. even for very experianced otr drivers with lots of endorsements, they still want recent experiance. personally, i think if you stick em behind the wheel, it will come back to em. like riding a bike some things you dont forget.

 

[Elbe]

Weatherford International Ltd. (an oilfield services company) is hiring for positions in Midland/Odessa area. They ran an ad in the Ft. Worth Star Telegram last Sunday, you might want to look it up for details or go to www.weatherford.jobs

 

[Texan2]

go north young man...north Dakota

No need...between San Antonio and Corpus you can find a dozen jobs in a days time....they are bussing people in because they cant find enough locals.

 

[mroper]

Have you tried RIGZONE - Your Gateway to the Oil & Gas Industry it lists oilfield jobs.

 

[espy59lc]

For as many job openings as they have, it's hard to find entry level. Trust me. I'm doing it. I'm actually supposed to be starting as a Frac Tech the 30th, but I also just received a voicemail from a staffing agency that I applied with in December, seeing if I was still interested in working for Schlumberger.

Here's a couple:

**Anything Chesapeake Energy is a great opportunity! They have a lot of subsidiaries. NOMAC, Great Plains Oilfield Rentals, ect.
- Weatherford (most need experience)
- Schlumberger
- FracTech
- Mission Well Services (here in SA)
- Stallion
- Cameron
**And of course the big ones, BP, Shell, Chevron ect, but they have the subsidiaries I've listed above, only way you really get hired by the big ones if you have an Engineering Degree. But Chesapeake is a top 500 company and top 100 to work for.

Lots hire through staffing agencies:

LK Jordan
Aerotek (Lots of Chesapeake jobs thru them)
SOS Staffing

 

[Dsparil]

Just applied for SOS Staffing and thanks.