Beginners that Look for Jobs on Offshore Oil Rigs

Working on an offshore oil rig platform

More and more people are searching for high paying opportunities in the offshore oil rig industry. Jobs on oil rigs without experience is one such place that is  high paid but also provides different comforts at the work place, good for one but not so much for others.

The only and main question which people are interested in is, how to get a job in offshore oil rig. Well, getting job in oil rigs with no experience (mainly) isn't equivalent to getting job in other industries. There are certain things which only apply to oil rig industry like:

1. Previous experience with your job: Those people that have some previous experience with offshore oil rigs are given preference (of course), because nature of job on an oil rig is quiet different from other environment. Those people who don't have any experience on oil rigs must start from the bottom and must be ready to learn.

2. Physical Fitness: Working hours on an oil rig platform are longer then any other industry, most of the work requires manual work or at least physical fitness to work for such long duration.

3. Qualification: Besides any oil rig experience and physical fitness, most jobs on oil rigs do require some professional qualification, if you're professionally qualified, physically fit and experience, then getting a job in oil rig is not as difficult as it seems to be.