Working offshore is not something everyone wants to do. There are many well paid jobs onshore in the oil and gas industry – and although most of them are based in the main ‘oil’ centres such as Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth, many are in other places in the UK, including commercial and trading units in London.

For many of these jobs, the industry is seeking to recruit people who already have all or most of the necessary skills. If you are already trained and qualified as a lawyer, accountant, geologist, engineer, electrician, plumber, crane driver, mechanic or fitter – to name but a few - then there will almost certainly be jobs that you could do. There are also many graduate opportunities available onshore. For more information take a look at the onshore case studies.

Additional Information

Oil Careers

Oil Careers is ‘the recruitment site for the worldwide oil and gas industry’. This website provides all of the latest industry job information, ranging from geosciences and engineering, to logistics and commercial. There is also a detailed job directory and search function, a premier jobs list and a range of company profiles. Oil Careers also offers a detailed advice section including CV and interview preparation, a careers service and ‘The Oracle’ – an online industry discussion forum. For more information click here. 

Jobs 4U

Jobs 4U is an online careers database supported by DfES (Department for Education and Skills) sponsorship. Simply type ‘oil and gas industry’ into the search area and you will be provided with a comprehensive list of industry job descriptions ranging from geologists and geophysicists, to health and safety practitioners and oil and gas engineers. Each job description provides information on what the work is like, the hours and the environment, the salary and benefits, the skills and qualities you will need, how to get into that discipline, the sort of training and development you can expect to undertake and career progression. Most job descriptions are also accompanied by case studies. For more information click here.