Entry Level Salary Expectations

For someone with no experience in oil industry work, starting salaries today are ranging from $50,000 to $60,000. When you consider this pay level is for working only 6 months out of the year, the appeal of oil field or offshore work becomes very understandable. Entry-level positions start at $800 to $1,000 per week. Stewards and Galleyhands (the guys who clean the living quarters, dining hall, wash dishes, stock inventory and do general kitchen help) earn $700-800 per week. General labor, or Roustabouts make from $900 to $1100 per week. Some of the other jobs available for entry level personnel include deckhands, oilers, welder helpers, cleaner painters and more.

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Drilling Rig Crews
All figures represent hourly pay rates.

		*Rig Tech Premium*
Driller	$40.00	$2.00
Assistant Driller	$35.00	$1.50
Derrickhand	$34.00	$1.50
Motorhand	$29.50	$1.00
Roughneck	$28.00	n/a
Roustabout	$26.00	n/a

*This wage schedule, effective October 1, 2008, was developed on the basis of survey material and is intended to apply to both eight and twelve hour shifts.

Camp* $50/Man/Day
Non-Camp** $140/Man/Day

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