Becoming an Electrician Offshore

Becoming an electrician offshore is among the best career choices available for electricians today. With the economic slowdown and slowdown in construction, land-based jobs for electricians can be hard to come by.

Fortunately, however, there are numerous job openings for electricians on the offshore rigs. Getting hired as an offshore electrician is mainly a matter of meeting the qualifications and finding the contractors currently hiring.

There is currently a good deal of electrical work world-wide on the offshore oil rigs, so if this is something that appeals to you, then this web site will provide the resources necessary to start a very rewarding offshore electricians career.

The first step towards landing an offshore electrician job is to be experienced. You need to have your skills down before moving into an offshore environment.  Next, although not mandatory, you should get certified - this will give you a real leg up. 

Additionally, having the following three offshore certs will also help.  Often the contractor will pay for you to earn these before setting foot on an offshore rig, but if you have them ahead of time, you will definitely jump to the front of the line:

•     First Aid
•     Offshore Survival Training
•     Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)

You will want to send you resume to several companies, or even apply in person.  Make yourself stand out with a good cover letter as to why you wish to work offshore, and provide at least three references in a separate document.  Using an inexpensive resume forwarding service such as Rigworker can help in finding offshore electrician jobs as well. 

Following your obtaining these valuable certs, you should make a list of all the companies you would like to work for. These can be small contractors specializing in the Gulf of Mexico, or large companies with worldwide operations. You can find one of the largest collections of offshore employers of electricians through the Oil and Gas Jobs Resource Kit. 

If you follow these steps diligently, your odds of getting hired for an electrician job offshore will be pretty high.  Numerous contractors are advertising on the job boards specifically for offshore electricians, so get your ducks in a row and get hired! 

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