| Several years ago, I took a vacation to Thailand. | | | | 14 days, you get $4200. That's quite a bit of |
| It was the best vacation of my life. The country | | | | money. And get this. Since my friends live outside |
| is beautiful and extremely safe for a 3rd world | | | | the US, the first $85,000 of their income is not |
| country. The food was fantastic. I love Thai food. | | | | subject to US taxes. |
| The people are friendly and probably the best | | | | Don't get me wrong, its hard work. A shift can be |
| part of all, everything is dirt cheap. You can get a | | | | anywhere from 8 to 12 hours. A college degree |
| beautiful apartment on the beach for $300-$500 | | | | means nothing on an oil rig. People that are in |
| per month. Dinner at a Thai restaurant is often | | | | great physical shape have it all over a guy who is |
| less than $2. | | | | weak but educated. Did people tell you that you |
| I started thinking I would like to retire there or | | | | had to go to college to make good money? They |
| better yet, find a job there. Unfortunately there | | | | obviously didn't know about working on an oil rig. |
| are laws making it very hard to get a job in | | | | The entry level position is that of a general |
| Thailand unless you are Thai. I got to know some | | | | laborer or roustabout. Duties include cleaning up, |
| of the local residents. I asked them what they did | | | | painting and anything anyone asks you to do. Its |
| for a living. A lot of them worked on oil rigs. | | | | important that you are able to follow direction and |
| The oil industry pays extremely well. Starting | | | | work without supervision. You should be easy to |
| wages for a guy with no experience at all is $300 | | | | get along with. Oil Rig Crews are small groups and |
| per day. You work, eat and sleep on the rig so | | | | need to work together as a team. These are the |
| there are no outside expenses. A normal "trip" is | | | | most sought after traits of a new hire. |
| 14 days. At the end of the trip, you can sign up | | | | There are currently more jobs available than |
| for another trip or take time off. Most of the | | | | there are applicants. You don't need a college |
| people I met take 4-6 MONTHS off per year! | | | | degree or even a high school diploma. If you don't |
| What makes it so attractive is that you get paid | | | | mind hard, physical labor and can follow directions, |
| every day you are on a trip. If you are out for | | | | you can have a high paying job in the oil industry. |