Landing in Austin on October 3rd - Closest places for CDL job in Oil & Gas Fields?

We are moving to Austin in the next few weeks. My husband will be searching for CDL work in the oil & gas industry. I would prefer to stay in the North Austin area for my daughters preschool and while I finish school, but it seems that there may not be any nearby places for my husband to work and be home daily.

He is currently looking south of San Antonio and near San Angelo and will have to get separate housing if that's where he finds work.

Does anyone know of any companies that are closer to Austin for oil & gas (looking for that OT)? He also welds (MIG) and was a mechanic (auto), has hazmat and tanker, and two-year technical degree in computer networking/web programming. I'm curious if there are any particular jobs he may be well suited for that could use his other skills in addition to being a driver. I've been researching as much as possible on the internet, but asking people in the "know" usually returns better results!

Thanks in advance for any information!

 

Thank you G/Man and Greywolfe.

I found the Texas employment office a few months back, but have forgotten about it--thanks for the reminder! I'll save it in my favorites to check often.

Giddings looks the closet to Round Rock, which is the area the preschool is in. We are transferring from a Bright Horizons in NC to the new one in RR. I would love to stay there, but depending on the opportunity, am open to other places as long as I can find the right fit for preschool. I like the idea that my school, WGU, has a presence in Austin as well. He would love to start in a tech position, but figured starting with driving is a good way in and will allow him to work his way up in the oil & gas industry. He is looking for a long-term career where he can continue his education and learn more about the oil & gas industry. Matter of fact, once I finish my BS in Information Technology, I would be interested in the oil & gas industry as well.

Thanks for the warning--part of the reason we went back to school was to get away from skilled labor. The wages have gone down in our area as well. We team drove for a small amount of time in '08, but fuel prices skyrocketed and we were not getting the miles needed to sustain living on the road and maintaining our home in NC. It's been a rough 5-years, but we are hoping that'll change!

Any other insight is welcome!!!

Thanks!

 

This is awesome info! Thank you so much for sharing. We'll definitely check it out. I would certainly rather have him home than out on the road for long periods of time. Hopefully he feels the same! Ha! If they do employee referrals $ and you know anyone still there PM me there name.

 

I hear and have read so many positive comments about San Antonio. We originally were going to move there, but the preschools I wanted to transfer to are closed to the public and only serve USAA and Citibank employees. I tried a Montessori as well, but they have a wait list. Wasn't real thrilled with my other choices. I liked the idea of having tech jobs for myself in Austin. We'll see. We have temporary housing for 1-month to start, so we'll be able to look around on the ground.

Just a few more days--I am so excited to get there! Haven't been a fairly long drive since trucking, so I'm looking forward to the scenery. Wondering how many times a 3-year old can ask "Are we there yet"?