ND oilfield vs TX oilfield
Discussion in 'Oilfield Trucking Forum' started by cao9924, Jul 17, 2013.
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Chibob Thanks this.
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you have probably done this alrdy...but make sure you actually call some of the places...becuz they had lots of ads for where i am too...then when it came down to it...they had LONG waiting lists....even tho they had new ads up...so you might wanna make some calls...i would hate to see you make the move...and not be able to find a place..... -
My friend working for Mission in Corpus Christi, 1 bedroom apartment cable included, $750, no trouble finding it. He said there are agencies that will find you an apartment at no cost to you.
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Totally different geography and social economic area. -
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I OTOH, got a job with my "2 week old" CDL-A TX at $16/ hr. After finishing my 7th week OTJ, I'm averaging $1,200 week; I will look for a raise in 5 more weeks. Another guy here hired on at the same time and with the same credentials as I (meaning no experience and fresh CDL) at $18/hr. Him being a local guy is the only reason I can figure why he started at $2 more per hour. Or it could be that I have no verifyable employment history / job references to check as I've been living in Asia for 10 years and mostly self employed since 1989.
Last summer I went to ND. to get one of these "Oil" jobs I heard about requiring no experence, they were gone. I was lacking a resume and was uncomfortable having to fill out "booklet-sized" job applications, so I didnt. Then I found out about a free 3 week Natural Gas & Oil training class (ShaleNET dot org) in Steubenville, OH. I knew this class would give me the needed skills to land a job in this industry so I applied for the next class which was 2 months later. After a few weeks in Williston I learned I needed to get a CDL so I searched the country for a school and signed up.
Now, EVEN with a CDL in hand and a nice certificate from my ShaleNET training class (which was valuable training) but the fact that I now didn't have a car (I rented for 1 month to job-hunt here)... I was very worried and severely lacking confidence in being able to find a job. ALL the CDL job adds I've read want 1-3 years VERIFIABLE employment AND reliable transportation - I have NEITHER!
But yet I found a job, one that I really enjoy.
As I've learned from countless days of reading over this forum, you won't find a job from a distance. Get some courage to travel outside of your comfort zone, get a plan (I made mine from the info in this forum), get money saved up AND COME TO TEXAS! There's jobs here, if you can just fund yourself to look for them.
Good luck & Safe DrivingLast edited: Jul 31, 2013
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