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a few buddies of mine are working with suncore right now
If i wasnt focused on school and getting an actual "good" job i'd probably be up there grinding out days to save up a downpayment for a place, the 2 guys i know who went up have been up for a couple months now and their effort/work ethic is pretty much half of my own so im sure i wouldnt have a problem
The thing with the rig/alberta work is you make so much money because you are working so many hours, it's not like you are making $60/hour, you make $20-25 an hour but you work an insane amount of hours and most of those long hours, your not getting overtime
Also, take into consideration if your working 2 on 1 off like my buddies do, sure you might clear 3k for those 2 weeks, but in reality thats 3k for 3 weeks because your not making any money on the week off
3-4K a month can be made locally by skilled trades, and i was basically making that when i was working in construction before school, and that was being home by 4 everyday and weekends off
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if your stuck in a warehouse working for 10 bucks and hour, heres your out. Thanks for the link OP, I'll check that out
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Originally Posted by quasi  No doubt, I have a buddy who was spinning his wheels here, at 30 he had to move back home and was sleeping on his moms couch. He never had a decent job and basically he had done nothing with his life. He took a bus to Grand Prairie with nothing more then a backpack. Fast forward about 7 years, he owns a new house, new truck, snowmobile and whatever other toys he wants.
Not for everyone without a doubt but there is lots of money to be made if you're willing to uproot and steer away from the pitfalls that many up there fall into, booze, drugs and gambling.
My buddy doesn't even work on the rigs or do hard manual labor. He drives around in a company truck and takes oil samples. He might drive 7 hours one way, get out the truck for 20 mins take a sample, jump back in and drive 7 hours home. Some spots he might have to get flown in by helicopter, he says it's boring sometimes but pretty damm easy.
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03-12-2011, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RRxtar And as they say, drilling happens in two seasons. -40 season and mosquito season. Thats hard regardless of who you are. | Fuck the mosquitos, black flies will fuck you up.
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer a few buddies of mine are working with suncore right now
If i wasnt focused on school and getting an actual "good" job i'd probably be up there grinding out days to save up a downpayment for a place, the 2 guys i know who went up have been up for a couple months now and their effort/work ethic is pretty much half of my own so im sure i wouldnt have a problem
The thing with the rig/alberta work is you make so much money because you are working so many hours, it's not like you are making $60/hour, you make $20-25 an hour but you work an insane amount of hours and most of those long hours, your not getting overtime
Also, take into consideration if your working 2 on 1 off like my buddies do, sure you might clear 3k for those 2 weeks, but in reality thats 3k for 3 weeks because your not making any money on the week off
3-4K a month can be made locally by skilled trades, and i was basically making that when i was working in construction before school, and that was being home by 4 everyday and weekends off | Your take home would be at least $3k. Hell even at $17 hour your take home is around $3k for 2 weeks. That means in 3 months you work 4 "cycles". $12k TAKE HOME for 3 months is really good and like I said that is at $17 hr.
One thing is dont let a company do salary. You want all your hours to count.
I'll be starting at $28 hr. Once I get some experience I'll try to get on some bigger machines and make more money.
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so you work 3 weeks at a time. whats the schedule like?
3 weeks working, followed by how much time off? 1-2 weeks?
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03-12-2011, 07:12 PM
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It is not for everyone. We work long hours everyday for 14-21days in a row. If you are whining about the winter in Vancouver then you are not cut out for this line of work.
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Originally Posted by Gh0stRider so you work 3 weeks at a time. whats the schedule like?
3 weeks working, followed by how much time off? 1-2 weeks? | 1week off
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#35 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer a few buddies of mine are working with suncore right now
If i wasnt focused on school and getting an actual "good" job i'd probably be up there grinding out days to save up a downpayment for a place, the 2 guys i know who went up have been up for a couple months now and their effort/work ethic is pretty much half of my own so im sure i wouldnt have a problem
The thing with the rig/alberta work is you make so much money because you are working so many hours, it's not like you are making $60/hour, you make $20-25 an hour but you work an insane amount of hours and most of those long hours, your not getting overtime
Also, take into consideration if your working 2 on 1 off like my buddies do, sure you might clear 3k for those 2 weeks, but in reality thats 3k for 3 weeks because your not making any money on the week off
3-4K a month can be made locally by skilled trades, and i was basically making that when i was working in construction before school, and that was being home by 4 everyday and weekends off | I personally cant speak for the drilling rigs, but I know in my field of boilermaker/pipefitter work in the Northern Alberta Oil & Gas/Power plants, 6 grand a month clear is considered just about the lowest paying job youll land as a Journeyman.
Thats a typical new construction job working 14&7 with limited time and a half at roughly $40ish an hour.
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03-13-2011, 09:34 PM
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#36 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by penner2k One of my buddies is a pipefitter now thanks to working on the rigs. He did his 4 years in the field making a ton of money and now works in town fully ticketed.
Sure there are jobs that wont get you anywhere other then working in oil but there are also jobs that will get you an apprenticeship which once you are done you can use anywhere. Its not for everyone obviously but the way I see it is to spend a couple years you can come out with 3-4x more money then you would working in town which could pretty much set you up for life if you are smart. | Thats why the rigs are realistically only good to make a quick buck and get the fuck outta dodge IMHO. One of my long time best buddies worked for precision drilling for 2 years before coming to this conclusion.
At least if youve got a trade, you can always carry it back into whatever city you choose to reside in once youve had enough.
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Originally Posted by RRxtar Some people dont have the luxury of living in their parents basement while they soul search figuring out what career path to pretend to find. Some people need to goto work and make alot of money right now.
The rigs are a fantastic way of getting yourself set up if you can put in a couple seasons without getting sucked in. I know lots of guys coming out after a year or 2 with enough money to start a business, huge down payment a house, etc. I would be so much farther ahead had I gone up before I started my company like I intended to. a $50k business start up fund sure woulda been nice. The flip side is I also know guys who are stuck in the cycle of having made big money, and carelessly bought big toys which require them to keep going up to manage big payments.
It definitely isnt for everyone tho. That kind of work is for men not little boys who are afraid to get their hands dirty. If you've never worked hard in your life, dont even think about going up. Because you usually have to do 14-21 days in a row of 10-12 hour shifts. And as they say, drilling happens in two seasons. -40 season and mosquito season. Thats hard regardless of who you are. | Quoted because it's worth repeating. I've bolded what I think is pretty important to keep in mind.
I've spent enough time in FSJ and Grande Prairie to see the fruits of all that hard work, but I've also seen plenty of overreaching - lots of 20 year old kids driving $70k duallie pickups. You can definitely make shitloads of money, but one should be smart about it. Have some fun with it, but be honest with yourself - it's probably not the sort of work you will want to be doing into even your late 20s. It's very hard on the body.
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Originally Posted by RRxtar That kind of work is for men not little boys who are afraid to get their hands dirty. If you've never worked hard in your life, dont even think about going up. | QFT, lol im imagining the "typical" revscener going up there and being handed a shovel.  | |
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Originally Posted by mx703 I'm just curious, when you guys say tough work what exactly does that mean?
Tough work as in long hours and you're constantly moving or tough work as in you're lifting heavy objects pushing barrows etc.
or is it all of the above? So if you're not a bigger guy (ie. at least 5'10" 170lbs) these jobs would not be ideal for you? | | |
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IIRC the pipe fitters and other trades from alberta get priority over someone from another province.
How do RV's work in -40 weather? Went to Calgary and the amount of rv's in everyones driveway blew me away.
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft IIRC the pipe fitters and other trades from alberta get priority over someone from another province.
How do RV's work in -40 weather? Went to Calgary and the amount of rv's in everyones driveway blew me away. | well, its not cold there in the summer. I assume they live in their houses in the winter and use the RV's for summer activites
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Im in Grande Prairie right now, getting my electricians ticket with commercial work. I live in a company paid appartment (rent, cable, internet and phone paid, 2 bedroom for me and my gf only), I get paid $35 an hour plus 10% vacation pay, plus $4 an hour living allowance (tax free). Work is 50 hours a week plus more if I wanna work weekends. You dont need to be working oilfield to be making good money, but its much easier to find oilfield work that pays great compared to work in the city.
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Originally Posted by CRX SiR Im in Grande Prairie right now, getting my electricians ticket with commercial work. I live in a company paid appartment (rent, cable, internet and phone paid, 2 bedroom for me and my gf only), I get paid $35 an hour plus 10% vacation pay, plus $4 an hour living allowance (tax free). Work is 50 hours a week plus more if I wanna work weekends. You dont need to be working oilfield to be making good money, but its much easier to find oilfield work that pays great compared to work in the city. | hook a brother up!
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Also dont forget you have to be white. | Dude, seriously? Quote:
Originally Posted by Death2Theft IIRC the pipe fitters and other trades from alberta get priority over someone from another province.
How do RV's work in -40 weather? Went to Calgary and the amount of rv's in everyones driveway blew me away. | No, there is no mandated priority structure for hiring Albertans. Though most companies do try and maintain that a set percentage of people hired are status card carrying first nations people.
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There can be some priority structure depending on the site and kind of work. A lot of companies in Fort Mac will take priority to someone having an address (somewhere to live) in the town over someone who needs to stay in camp. Also if its Union, the Union will hire area first, province second, country third, then internation (if its an international Union). And like Jason said, Native status is like a holy grail instant job getter out here due to quota's that need to be filled. Sorry Teg, No Flames fans allowed. :P jk. Were full crew but if something opens and your serious, I'll send you a msg.
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Originally Posted by CRX SiR There can be some priority structure depending on the site and kind of work. A lot of companies in Fort Mac will take priority to someone having an address (somewhere to live) in the town over someone who needs to stay in camp. Also if its Union, the Union will hire area first, province second, country third, then internation (if its an international Union). And like Jason said, Native status is like a holy grail instant job getter out here due to quota's that need to be filled. Sorry Teg, No Flames fans allowed. :P jk. Were full crew but if something opens and your serious, I'll send you a msg. | hahaha, flames fans would be welcome there hehehe
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No just kidding, but if your not white be prepared for one fuck of alot of heckling. Quote:
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so I'll give a little update. been in a town called Hardisty for 15 days now working on a project. It's a lot of physical work but I'm not gonna complain for the amount I'm getting paid. We worked 46 hours all at time and a half this weekend. Got another 9 days to go before I head back to Calgary for 4 days. Then I'm back here for another 24.
We work between 10 and 12 hours a day. First 8 is regular pay and then the rest is time and a half. After 40 hours everything is time and a half.
This job is not a camp job. We get an extra 130 a day tax free for living expenses. I have a room in a basement that I'm paying 500 a month for so I'm banking a lot of money just from that.
I am gonna say you better have some balls if you are gonna do this. It's hard work. You will get yelled at. People will poke fun at you. You will be away from your friends for a while. But. You will make a lot of money. As an example. One guy I work with is a second year pipefitter. Last year he took home 140,000. Another guy is a journeyman carpenter. He is taking home 4000 a week. Site supervisors make around 1200 a day.
Also for the guy asking about the rock truck. look into getting into other machines too. we have a rock truck on our site.
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Originally Posted by penner2k so I'll give a little update. been in a town called Hardisty for 15 days now working on a project. It's a lot of physical work but I'm not gonna complain for the amount I'm getting paid. We worked 46 hours all at time and a half this weekend. Got another 9 days to go before I head back to Calgary for 4 days. Then I'm back here for another 24.
We work between 10 and 12 hours a day. First 8 is regular pay and then the rest is time and a half. After 40 hours everything is time and a half.
This job is not a camp job. We get an extra 130 a day tax free for living expenses. I have a room in a basement that I'm paying 500 a month for so I'm banking a lot of money just from that.
I am gonna say you better have some balls if you are gonna do this. It's hard work. You will get yelled at. People will poke fun at you. You will be away from your friends for a while. But. You will make a lot of money. As an example. One guy I work with is a second year pipefitter. Last year he took home 140,000. Another guy is a journeyman carpenter. He is taking home 4000 a week. Site supervisors make around 1200 a day.
Also for the guy asking about the rock truck. look into getting into other machines too. we have a rock truck on our site. |
That at the Enbridge Tank farms? My company has done a few buildings there (Electrical). Yah, good money to be made there. Finally got my Journeymans ticket and Red Seal, so super stoked knowing I dont have to live in Alberta the rest of my life. hahahaha but for now while the money is too good to pass up, I'll just keep banking it.
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