Worth a Career Change?

Is this oil boom worth a career change? Just ask all the accountants, former business owners, construction workers, paralegals, pharmaceutical reps, etc who left their jobs and towns to take part. If you are willing to work hard and smart, then increasing your current salary by 50% should not be a problem.

 

I am 41 an got into the oil field two years ago. I spent my whole life in construction and landscaping. I got a job at a fracing company. They paid for me to go to Central Tech. to get my cdl and then worked for them a year. Six months ago I changed jobs to hauling water and I won't go back to fracing. I am now looking for a crude hauling, frac fueling, or lube hauling job. Those seem to be the best paying with very little time away from home.

I would avoid ND if I were you. There are plenty of jobs in OK, CO, TX, NM and LA.

 

You may want to do some research and learn a bit about the field, process and related terms.

 

Water haulers can haul water to frac jobs and bobtail fuelers go out there to fuel the frac trucks on location. Frac companies drive the least. Frac companies refer to their drivers as equipment operators

 

Fracing is a process in well production. Most fracing companies hire cdl drivers to haul the equipment to location. Those same guys also run all the equipment to frac a well. Those jobs are about 30% driving and 70% other work.

Look it up on youtube. You can learn a lot and will be much more likely to get a job if you have a clue about what you are getting into. Research all the different aspects of the oil field, you might find an area that you want to get into that doesn't need a cdl. Although once you have a cdl you will almost certainly always have a job.

 

++++++++ knowledge goes a long way

 

Well, then the answer to your question is: No not all these jobs are related to fracturing.