North Dakota oil boom jobs

That's been going on for years Scrapette. I had people trying to get me to go up there 7 or 8 years ago. I see stories on the news occasionally now about it, that pretty much describe what Landmine said

Yeah, if I was 25 years old, I would have already been up there.

Originally Posted by happyscraper

Yeah, if I was 25 years old, I would have already been up there.

Go in the spring, take a vehicle big enough to sleep in. Maybe by cold weather you'll either have found/made a place good enough to stay for the winter, or have enough to get back home ; )

Baer i like the way you think.

I got time maybe i should go?

Originally Posted by landmine

Baer i like the way you think.

I got time maybe i should go?

Lots of people probly have that same idea ; ) You ever worked on a drilling rig? It's a dangerous job, magnified by the number of "worms" (oilfield for newby/greenhorn)on the crew, and a wormie driller is the baddest news of all, most especially if you, too, have been rushed in to a derrick job. You might opt for an "other than drill crew" job, but even service crews would have definite pitfalls if they're in-experienced, and driving jobs might be highly competitive.
I've also seen stories of others who went for cooking or construction jobs, and I think they have pretty much the same problems in finding suitable work, and living quarters. You can likely make it, if you're lucky, and stay on your toes for about ten years, but I'd venture to say it's probably not for the feint hearted
I'd recommend teaming up with somebody you can trust with your life if you decide to go there

Bear, it's not the winters, although I'm sure it gets pretty cold up there, but at 61 with bad feet I don't think I would make it. on an oil rig. But mayby there is other work to be had.

I agree. In comparison, we have a booming construction industry around here where people have been coming from all over the country. The downside is that the field offices are understaffed and overworked so it can take as long as a month to get hired unless you have the time to stand around 8 hours every day until they can find time to interview you. Plus your paperwork can get lost, there aren't a whole lot of places to rest or use the bathroom, etc.

So I can imagine that the logistic issues up there have to be 100 times worse. As Bear suggested, dress warm, be prepared to camp out for a couple of weeks, and keep enough money to get home.

I'm sorry happy, i was talking to a 25 year old "kid" there wasn't i, at least that would have been my guess ; )
Hek, you might get creative and come up with anything on that one. Pull a BBQ pit behind the car, and set up at a roadside park
If there's enough coals left at night, you could sleep in it too! haha. Just run a cable to the emergency brake in case your car goes for a "joy ride" in middle the night haha

I would not work on oil rig, just live off the large influx of cash in the area.

The oil rig workers end up with more money than they know what to do with. I will be glad to work for them to build houses, clear land lots etc...

Lots more jobs created than just rig stuff in my eyes.

In the 70's into the 80's the gulf was booming as well as Houston. As young man and certified welder i enjoyed a very good living. But i was single and had money in my pocket when i went down there. Traveled all over this country following the work. It's a great life! This country's got alot to see. Met good people all over many that became life long friends. But what i saw also was alot of people not prepared for the wait and the expense that it took to survive just a couple weeks only find themselves on the street. My point is if your gonna go go prepared. Like i said it's a great lifestyle. My life has been a blast. Good luck!

I think I would rather work in the coffee shop. Do we have any scrappers from ND? I bet you could find alot of scrap up there.

Milk is $8 a gallon...absolutely nowhere to live....from what I here, they are really just looking for truck drivers...southeners go north during the summer to work...too cold for em during the winter...early fall is when I have heard to head up there...

I heard from a guy I know that his buddy made 1 million working like 400 days straight...dont know if I necessarililly believe that...but there definitely is $$$$ up there...

Just makes me wana quit my job..leave my family..n sleep in my car for a year or 2...make bank, then go back home..then again there is more to life than $$$...very tempting though for a 24 yr old...

What Scrappy said above. Money is good but land to park an rv, or renting a place anywhere near the work is hard to find and if your able..very expensive. I got a couple friends doing this work, as they travel full time in rvs, and they say its nuts. They love the money tho.

I've thought about it, but I'm not crazy enough to trade my hurricane swept beaches for blizzard swept plains..( or whatever you people call all that flat land..:P ) at lest not anymore. Lol.

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