Canada Has Oil Sands Jobs

canada oil sands jobs photoYou might not realize that places like Wood Buffalo and Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, is bustling with oil exploration and production activity? It's not just bustling...it's absolutely booming! This is 600 miles north of Montana in case you're curious. They call this place Athabasca Oil Sands Country and Fort McMurray's city slogan is "We have the energy!"

The News recently ran a story called, "The Oil Sands Of Alberta: Where Black Gold And Riches Can Be Found In The Sand." The piece had to be real eye opener to many who didn't think oil was produced in Canada. The news story tells of how the oil industry is going 24/7, 365 days of the year digging up dirt and extracting a heavy, sticky oil substance for refinement.

And what's interesting is the, Canadian government representatives divulged that thousands more workers are needed in the Wood Buffalo region through 2012 to get the work accomplished. An airstrip has been built and every effort is being made to accommodate the growing population.

These are ultra rich oil companies that want you on their team! Companies are paying people a premium to work in this remote area for heavy equipment operators, welders, pipefitters, many types of engineers, geologists, safety specialists, steel fabricators...the list goes on. One 22-year old interviewed in the CBS story broadcast on 60 Minutes claimed to be earning $120,000 per year.

Canadians like to do labor work and foremost but there are plenty of non-Canadians living and working in Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo. Especially those with engineering skills and education in the geosciences.

Our site OilJobSearch has an entire section dedicated to describing oil sands in Alberta as well as a page with advice on getting a Canadian work permit.

The prediction is, and continues to be, that 5,400 new oil sands-related positions will be required from 2003 to 2012 in the Wood Buffalo region of Alberta, and another 3,200 workers will be needed to replace employees lost due to attrition.

OilJobSearch's Job Center lists all of the major Alberta oil sands employers with direct links to their employment websites as well as phone numbers and other Alberta oil sands information you need.

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