Schneider Oil Field Jobs

Schneider is also working some fracking areas in the northeast. A bunch of Schneider drivers from Texas was sent up there in the last year or so and the pay is well under what others are earning for doing the same job. Check what they start their tanker drivers at to get an idea just how much below scale the company pays.

Don't know if you considered it yet, but living in Oregon, why don't you check the Williston area in North Dakota for a job that will pay well above and beyond what you will earn at Schneider since you have some experience? Heck, many drivers are hired right over the Internet and have a good paying job waiting for them when they arrive. Not saying you can't snag a gig with Schneider in Texas but you'll make way more with another company.

 

Because Schneider is one of the few companies that will let an inexperienced driver drive to gain that experience Each new guy to the industry needs a break and Schneider is one of those companies that will give them a chance

 

I worked the sand account for 9 months. I left because of the micro management, and change in pay scalet. I enjoyed the account as we not only did sand. It is a good account to gain oilfield experience. Like most others you will probably move on between 3-9 mos. Anyhow I wish you the best

 

I just went through the hiring process with Schneider for the San Antonio oilfield position. You are actually hauling frac sand if hired in San Antonio. The Corpus Christi are is for hauling oil. Schneider pays a daily rate which ranges from $147-$182(or 187, can't remember). This actually sucks for oilfield work. I actually called them back and politely thanked them for the offer, but declined it. You are much better off working for a company who pays an hourly rate. In South Texas the hourly rates range from $17 to $26. The beauty of working on an hourly rate is the more you work, the more you make, obviously. If you find a company who is kicking butt, you can get your 70 hours a week. That gives you 60hrs of OT, each paycheck. That is GREAT money!!! Some other companies pay by the load, or a % of what the truck makes. That sucks when you consider being held up at a site, traffic, the weather, whatever...I personally worked for Nabors in South Texas and was making a killing till they lost their account with Marathon. Actually, they were knocked off the #1 position in who Marathon calls first. So we went from working as much as we wanted to barely getting 40 hours, at least at the yard I worked at, which was the Kenedy yard. Anyway, like others have said, if you want to get your foot in the door, and get some oilfield experience, take your first offer and learn as much as you can. You will get the experience, make some connections, and six months to a year down the road will basically be able to go where you want. If you are looking to go to South Texas, look at Nabors, Select, or Goldspur. Select pays the most and they are extremely busy. Nabors is the biggest company of the three with about 40,000 employees. You are treated like a number working for a company that size, but as long as your paycheck is there every two weeks, who cares. Also, consider if you don't have any oilfield or oil/fuel hauling experience, you most likely will have to start out hauling water. It's the same thing, you just work a bit harder, and make a bit less. With water there are disposal sites everywhere, the condensate(oil) haulers have to drive further, hence less work as they aren't able to make as many trips per shift. In regards to pay, at Nabors water haulers started at $18, and oil haulers start at $25. So, actually that is quite a bit more, especially when you start adding the OT up. If you get your full 70 hours at $18 an hour you will take home roughly $2500 every two weeks, that's AFTER taxes, depending on what you claim, and insurance options of course. Anyway, I'm getting long winded so I'll cut this off here. I'm not sure if any of this helps, I just get tired of people talking, but not saying anything. Good luck to you all.

 

Congrats Ben

 

Congrats. Been reading through these threads and your journey.

Please post any info and your thoughts on Schenider when you get a chance. I know people on here are interested.

 

I spent about 2mos in tx i was hired out of coraopolis pa division, slj had some problems with cheasapeak etc. work slowed down so they sent us to TX san antonio and south the pay is excellent if yer a top tear driver but only 1 yr exp. dont expect much they however stay legal and dont kill u with no sleep u are at home everyday these other guys talk alot about stuff they no nothing about I enjoy geting enough sleep these other guys run with 4 hrs of sleep at a time lol now things are very active
up here in the coraopolis pa division we have 5 different customers, pays great and they are trying to improve it