Top-paid oil rig operaters earn more than $89K. June 16, 2010 — -- The oil industry may be a magnet for controversy in the U.S. right now, with crude continuing to gush from BP's ruined deep ...

Not many on-the-ground jobs that offer a salary over $55,000 for just half a year’s work. But that’s the money for those who opt for the rigor of an oil rig, a hot topic on people’s tongues this week.

Offshore oil rig crane operator pay is typically day-rate based. Median market pay sits around $640 per day, which annualizes to about $117,500 on a 14/14 or 21/21 rotation (roughly 183 paid days per ...

U.S. oil and gas companies are using automation and outsourcing to reduce their workforce, despite record production levels. The oil and gas industry is not expected to see job growth, and wages are ...

The wildcatter may be an iconic figure in state history, but many Texans today would not go to work on an oil rig — even for double their current pay. That’s according to a new survey from TradeSafe, ...