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I have seen a number of women working on Rigs in a number of positions including medic, Cleaning/laundry, Engineer, Cook, and Lab Tech. Bear in mind that these women are working on production platforms, which are a little more cushy than drilling rigs. No matter what, offshore work is still very much a boys club and it will always be hard for a woman to get in there and also slug it out over the long term.
Those who think it can’t be done should not disturb those doing it
After lurking for a while, I thought I would chime in with this one.
i am a Chemist who has been working in the mainstream of Chemistry degree offered opportunities, namely analytical chemistry in Environmental labs. All good and well, and cruising toward a managerial type position. This is all fine and well, but in this country there is very little appreciation for chemist so pay rates are very low relative to education/training. The best I could hope for is around 60-65K as a lab manager.
Anyway, to cut a long and cynical story short, I am currently working offshore as a chemist/lab tech earning between 70 – 80K with potential for more 2 weeks on and 2 off. basically I have dumbed down my job, and now earn what I feel Chemist should IMO. Its a sad inditement of Australian society for this to occur.
But, I am having a ball and am very grateful for where I am after literally falling into the industry. This example is probably the midway point to the two sides being discussed here, so there must be other opportunities out there for educated people to earn the dollars
Those who think it can’t be done should not disturb those doing it
