motor hand

drilling rig mechanic

derrick hand

floorhand

accounts payable clerk

Akita Drilling

Enjoyed my time there. Only left due to the crash back in 2016-2017. Great environment on most rigs. They pay training and always have advancement opportunities ! You weren’t just a number with Akita Drilling like some other oil companies I worked for. You were known by name and it was a great place to work while I worked there. 

Stupid Cheap. A history and culture thats out dated. Worked here in various entry level positions for 2 years never grew. Culture was always to figure it out yourself. Work safe and don’t waste time. But no training to promote those practices. Green and new workers are just that. New! Can’t scream and yell at them thinking they got 20 years of knowledge like you do.

*Safety and equipment checks
*Learned to work in very tight locations
*Co-workers were helpful and awesome to work with
*Hardest part of job, working in low light conditions (nights)
*Most enjoyable, everything, love operating loaders

Floorhand on a drilling rig.
Great pay, good work/life balance
Fly you in and out
Extremely cold environment as I was on an artic rig in -70C you would get a bottle of water and 2 mins outside it was a block of ice, you just have to keep drilling, not the funest job I ever had.

Work hard and gain respect . People there are just as you are and getting along makes this job fun each and every day.  Definitely not for everyone but you have the drive you can enjoy this job and make great money.

The management does not worry about it’s workers. They have values that only apply to field employees not office staff. If you are a brown noser you can do good and won’t have to work hard. You would be better off looking at a safer drilling contractor!

There is many opportunities to advance with the company and everyone is willing to teach along the way. Long hour shifts and you're away from home, but the employees make the job tasks exciting and challenging.

Working on a drilling rig is a physically and mentally challenging. There are good days and day days. The days were generally slow when drilling but fast passed when tripping pipe, running casing, scheduled maintenance or safety drills.

Fun place to work, you will be challenged every day and will seek to rise to it. Shame oil and gas is so dependent on other factors than just the drilling side, would love to still be out there riggin' but alas, the times we live in.

This was a typical oil rig job. Physically demanding, with long hours in extreme conditions. The benefit of this job was the pay and the benefits. If you don't mind hard work and are aware of dangers around you then this job is for you.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Motor hand 2 salaries reported	$42.80 per hour
Drilling rig mechanic 1 salary reported	$44.50 per hour
Derrick hand 2 salaries reported	$48.70 per hour
Floorhand 2 salaries reported	$40.60 per hour
Accounts payable clerk 1 salary reported	$53,000 per year

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