For those seeking jobs offshore, opportunities continue to grow, even with the economic slowdown Half of the current workforce in the oil and gas industry is retiring in the next 10 years

Many of those thinking or dreaming about breaking into offshore work are stumped about how to go about it It really isn’t that difficult - if you have prior offshore oil rig experience, know somebody, or have some other means of gaining “insider” information

The requirements needed to gain employment in the Offshore Oil Industry have more to do with what kind of person you are, and what kind of shape you are in, rather than experience, training, or education Rigs, both Onshore and Offshore, will always be willing to hire the right person

Having no experience in the Oil drilling industry is not necessarily an obstacle to getting work in an entry-level capacity It is perfectly possible to get hired on an offshore rig without having worked on one before (most of us were in that boat at one time)