What does everyone do for a career?

[cat girl]

I work in speech pathology and in my spare time I help my husband run our Pedigreed Seed farm/cattle operation.

 

[Summiteer]

Electrician/Instrument Mechanic doing my best to avoid working in the oil patch.

 

[800RMK]

Rig manager (service rig). The ca$h is pretty good but I'm not home too often.

 

[the Champ]

Journeyman Rig Technician( Driller ) for a Drilling rig contractor. It pays enough to let me go sledding so I can't complain!

 

[Rubicon]

Career

Dispatcher for Oilfield Transportation Company in Red Deer.

 

[Zar]

I am self employed engineering consultant. I work on designing heat exchangers and pressure vessels for the oil patch, refineries and upgraders.

Zar

 

[Depsnolvr]

Sled, Try to open more areas to sledding, then sled some more

 

[bigdog67]

Powerlineman in Edmonton

BigDog67

 

[Bucky]

Delivery driver for Fedex

 

[M10N.E.]

Self employed-oilfield consultant, unfortunatly the winter months are the busiest times, but manage to hit the mountains once a month .

 

[CAN-DOO]

Environmetal Consultant

My job is B.S. Those that know me likely say I am the biggest B.S.er they know. Every day I get to look at buildings both commercial and residential, private and public and provide B.S. to the people that retain me. It is a fantastic and rewarding carrer that brings me great satisfaction to be able to B.S. my clients and get paid for it. I am a Building Scientist who works in the field of Environmental consulting.

 

[slomo]

a licenced automotive tech

 

[cey800]

A power engineer for Husky Energy in a thermal plant in the Lloydminster area. And always looking for someone in the area to head to the mountains with.

 

[poppajon]

Environmental / Construction consultant out of Lloydminster for past 10 years. Currently working stints up in Anzac-Long Lake for Nexen.

www.xtec.ca Check it out some time!

 

[Mongrol]

Retired PI

 

[Murminator]

Dispatcher for Oilfield Transportation Company in Red Deer.

Ditto except in Sherwood Park

 

[OVERKILL 19]

Any one looking for a new career????? We are hiring 0 to 3 years experience. Must have 4th class power ABSA, we need 4 and have hired 2 so far. Lp7 poly plant, Prentiss Dow Chem out side of RD. We have been losing Operators like crazy in the last year.

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

We have been losing Operators like crazy in the last year.

It's been a difficult few years for anyone trying to keep an employee. Lots of money out there on the table so people are moving around. Sucks for everyone.
Good luck in finding and keeping operators.

 

[OVERKILL 19]

Maddness when guys walk from a 140k a year job but thats Alberta life

 

[dirtydodge]

Yup , 1 more low income oilpatch worker here ,
I am a Directional Drilling Consultant