Offshore oil rig jobs come in all shapes and sizes but the jobs most sought after are usually on the drilling crew. These are the people doing the actual drilling for oil. There are, of course, all the people need to support those doing the drilling but it seems young men from the age of 18 upward want the thrills and challenges involved in being roustabouts, roughnecks, motorhands, drillers and toolpushers. These are the primary jobs on the drill crew and as you gain experience, you work your way up the promotions and money ladder.The roustabout is a the bottom of the ladder, he is usually inexperienced and without the educational qualifications other oil rig jobs require. His job consists of doing whatever it takes to keep things working from unloading supplies, cleaning the drill floor, to paining the rig and equipment plus standing in for the roughneck while he goes for lunch.The roughneck's job also requires him to be in very good physical shape because he is drilling, adding lengths of pipe as the drill goes deeper, cleaning sand and silt from the equipment and changing the drill bits or retrieving the samples of rock core.The motorhand deals with the maintenance of the machinery - the pipes, pumps, engines, etc. Although the motorhand often begins his offshore oil rig career as a roustabout or roughneck, his is a job that carries great responsibility since he is charged with keeping everything mechanical running.The driller is the boss and as such is responsible for everything that happens on the drilling rig during his drilling crew's shift. The driller has to have had experience doing all the other jobs because he is in charge of monitoring what is going on with the drill and understanding what needs to happen based on the information the drill sends up.The toolpusher, although a strange name for the position, is the one with enough years of experience that he can be in charge of the whole oil rig. He is the one responsible for whatever happens on the rig from scheduling work to all of the personnel and the tricky job of communicating with everyone including the oil company. For all of this responsibility he does get well paid, around $90,000 a year.One thing all of these jobs have in common is good wages and good benefits. Even the bottom of the ladder gets $30K-$50K, depending on skills and experience. They all get health and dental insurance, room, board and recreational facilities while on the rig and almost always airfare to and from the rig. Oh, and don't forget the retirement benefits.While the benefits are good, the work is hard and it is the people who have the right attitude, a capacity for working hard and paying attention to detail that will get the opportunities to fulfil their dreams of doing those offshore oil rig jobs.
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