Please help me understand days off and vacation days.

Don't know about the oilfields but with most mega OTR companies, you usually get 1 day off for each week you're out. If you stay out 4 weeks, most advertise 4 days at home, not sure how many deliver on it? You can find regional companies that get you home every weekend but it may not be for the whole weekend but sometimes it is. Some want you to stay out 7 to 14 days. It really just depends on the carrier.

As for vacation, most give you 1 week a year. Some give you 1 week a year for the first two years, then 2 weeks for the third year, etc. Again, just depends on the carrier.

 

I dont see why you would need vacation if you get that much time off

 

This is the first thing I thought. If you're on a rotation with two weeks off, isn't that enough time for vacations?

 

My guess would be that the companies who work rotating shifts dont have vacation days. They might give you the 40 hrs pay on one of your off weeks or something... apparently some pay you on your off weeks anyway. Personally, as a newbie, I would probably ignore that anyway. You need to know if the schedule is suitable for your personal situation and how much money you can make. Everything else can be looked at after you have some experience and know what to look for.

 

All frac companies that I know give you vacation time. It doesn't seem like you'll want it but after six months or a year your gonna want some extra time off. You just use your vacation time on the days your scheduled to work. My companie gives us ten hour for every vacation day and we get 10 days a year as well as five sick days a year.