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Title: Careers in the Oil


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Careers in the Oil Gas Sector
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Oil Gas Its More Than Just Working The Rigs
  • The Oil and Gas sector is a booming industry
    in southwest Saskatchewan.
  • Most people think of working directly
  • on the rigs hard work, big
  • However, there are many more types of
  • jobs involved in the industry than you may
  • think

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Helpers, Labourers and Semi-Skilled Workers
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Types of Jobs in this Category
  • Drilling
  • Pipeline Transportation
  • Seismic
  • Well Services

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Education and Training
  • High school diploma preferred
  • On-the-job training
  • Valid drivers license
  • Health and safety certifications
  • Providers of training Regional Colleges, SIAST,
    Local safety trainers

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Working Conditions
  • Often hazardous conditions
  • Labour intensive
  • Outdoor work year round
  • Shift Work
  • Work in remote locations
  • Paid overtime is a regular requirement
  • Wage range 40,000-50,000

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Career Path
  • These are entry level jobs
  • Advancement to operators and trades may be
    possible with further education and training
    beyond a grade 12 diploma

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Operators
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Types of Jobs in this CategoryOperators
  • Drilling Rig
  • Plant Facility
  • Seismic
  • Field Production
  • Well Services
  • Control Centre
  • Heavy Equipment

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Working Conditions
  • Strong safety requirements must be drug and
    alcohol free
  • Shift work
  • Travel and remote locations
  • Some positions require office work, others are
    more outdoor and labour intensive
  • Paid overtime may be a requirement
  • Wage range 40,000 to 80,000 depending on job
    and experience

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Education and Training
  • High school diploma preferred on-the-job
    training as well as technical and safety courses
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Valid and clean drivers license

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Career Path
  • Largest job family in the petroleum industry
  • Post-secondary education in an engineering
    technology may be required to advance further
  • May work into supervisory positions with
    experience and on-the-job training

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Technicians
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Types of Jobs in this CategoryTechnicians
  • Chemical Technicians
  • Electrical Technicians
  • Oil Gas Transportation Technicians
  • Geological, Seismic Mineral Technicians
  • Warehouse Technicians
  • Well Testing Service
  • Supervisors

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Education and Training
  • From a few technical courses to two-year diploma
  • Must be certified, meeting standards set by a
    recognized Canadian technical association or
    sometimes by apprenticeship bodies

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Working Conditions
  • Office or lab work for most positions but more
    hands-on work than technologists
  • May require work in remote locations and travel
  • Some positions require outdoor and/or hazardous
    work and/or shift work
  • Paid overtime may be required
  • Wage range- 40,000 to 65,000

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Career Path
  • Can enter these positions at a training level
    with no previous experience
  • May advance to senior levels by gaining work
    experience and competencies

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Technologists
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Types of Jobs in this CategoryTechnologists
  • Chemical Engineering Technologists
  • Civil Structural Engineering Technologists
  • Electrical Engineering Technologists
  • Engineering Design and Drafting Technologists
  • Geological, Geophysical and Seismic
    Instrumentation Technologists
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists
  • Petroleum Engineering Technologists
  • Power Engineering Technologists
  • Survey and Geomatics Technologists

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Education and Training
  • Two to Three year diploma required
  • Must be certified meet standards set by
    recognized Canadian technological associations
  • Power Engineering requires provincial
    certification

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Working Conditions Career Path
  • Mainly office work
  • Some travel or relocation may be required
  • Some outdoor work may be required
  • Some degree of labour may be required
  • Wage range 40,000 to 65,000
  • May enter at a training level
  • Advance based on gaining experience and work
    competence

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Trades
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Types of Jobs in this CategoryTrades
  • Crane Operators
  • Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanics
  • Industrial Electricians
  • Industrial Instrument Mechanics
  • Insulators
  • Machinists
  • Millwrights
  • Rig Technicians
  • Steamfitters and Pipefitters
  • Welders

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Welding
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Heavy Duty Mechanic
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Education and Training
  • High school diploma plus
  • Most are Red Seal Trades interprovincial
    certification
  • May enter as an apprentice without experience but
    must register as an apprentice and work with a
    journeyperson, some time in the field and some in
    formal classes (3-4 years is typical)

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Working Conditions
  • Often travel, remote locations and relocation
  • Shift work
  • May work with hazardous materials
  • Paid overtime may be required
  • Outdoor work may be required
  • Wage Range- 40,000 to 55,000

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Career Path
  • Can work for a company or as a private operator
  • Expecting shortages in many trades over the next
    few years

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Specialty Business Services
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Types of Jobs in this CategorySpeciality
Business Services
  • Air Transportation
  • Environment
  • Health Safety
  • Land Negotiation and Management
  • Petroleum Customer Relations
  • Quality Control and Inspectation
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Regulatory Affairs

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Education and Training
  • Various qualifications, experience and knowledge
    required these are specialists in their area
  • Most require post-secondary education and
    industry knowledge

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Working Conditions
  • Vary some require travel and outdoor work but
    most are more office-oriented
  • Most have lower work hazards
  • Wage range- 40,000 to 55,000

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Career Path
  • Require several years experience and industry
    knowledge
  • Not entry level jobs
  • Can advance to managerial levels within specialty

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Geosciences Professionals
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Types of Jobs in this CategoryGeosciences
Professionals
  • Geochemists
  • Geologists
  • Geophysicists

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Education and Training
  • Usually an undergraduate degree in geology, or
    sometimes math and physics may require a
    professional designation and provincial licensing
  • Work experience and post-graduate work may be
    required

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Working Conditions Career Path
  • Mostly office work but some outdoor work
  • Relocation and remote locations are common
  • May require travel
  • Wage Range 55,000-70,000
  • Enter at Junior Level and room to advance to
    management position

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Engineers
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Types of Jobs in this CategoryEngineers
  • Chemical-
  • Civil and Facilities
  • Computer
  • Cost Control
  • Electrical/Instrumentation/Process Control
    Environmental
  • Geological
  • Geomatics
  • Materials Metallurgical
  • Mechanical
  • Petroleum
  • Pipeline

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Education and Training
  • Undergraduate degree and often a professional
    engineering designation
  • (P. Eng.)
  • May require provincial licensing as well
  • Some positions require work experience and
    post-graduate training

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Working Conditions
  • Mainly office work, although some positions have
    outdoor work components
  • Travel and relocation to remote locations may be
    required
  • Wage Range 60,000 to 85,000

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Career Path
  • Begin as junior engineer and can advance upward
    to management positions
  • Co-op education programs may start your career
  • Not entry level positions

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Careers in demand in the next 10 years
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Instrumentation Engineer
  • Instrumentation Technition
  • Industrial Electricians
  • Industrial Millright
  • Stationary Engineer
  • Process Operator
  • Supervisor, Drilling and Service Sectors

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Job Classes-Yearly Salaries
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Women Working in Oil Gas
  • For men only In Saskatchewan women represent
    only 11 are employed in the oil and gas sector
  • However, new technologies have eased the physical
    demands and enrollment
  • indicate there is a growth of participation
  • by women

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