Is it still possible to work abroad and earn 100k plus?

akira336

Hi, I was wondering is it still possible to emmigrate for 2-3yrs and earn 100k+ per year? I know I have heard of people that have for the likes of Oil companies or Gold mines? are those days gone or did they ever even happen? Sounds like compound work where you would be cut off for quite a few months, I'd be willing to do this if that kind of money was available, I'm a qualified Carpenter but would be willing to do most kinds of work, Thanks for any kind of feedback, and please no smart or sarcastic answers, just constructive answers please, : )

Mr. Loverman

Well paid jobs do exist, but you need relevant skills for them. For example, I know a trader living in Belgium who makes well over 100k per year.

Have a look at this website for roughneck jobs:

http://jobs.oiljobs411.com/a/jobs/find-jobs

mickman

u can get 90k a year driving a truck in north dakota ( god knows what you would get for a higher level job) in the shale oil jobs . You get to live in a make shift compound in searing heat for that though :-)

akira336

Thanks Lads, useful info!

mandrake04

akira336 wrote: »

Hi, I was wondering is it still possible to emmigrate for 2-3yrs and earn 100k+ per year? I know I have heard of people that have for the likes of Oil companies or Gold mines? are those days gone or did they ever even happen? Sounds like compound work where you would be cut off for quite a few months, I'd be willing to do this if that kind of money was available, I'm a qualified Carpenter but would be willing to do most kinds of work, Thanks for any kind of feedback, and please no smart or sarcastic answers, just constructive answers please, : )

100K what? Indian Rupees.. easy if you went to India.

If you were an Australian Citizen or Permanent resident you could very easily earn $120k which is about €90k in the mines. Have heard about some people getting sponsored visa doing Engineering, Electrical & fitting not sure about Carpenter's but from what I hear its hard to get in unless you have full work rights (either citizenship or PR) or know somebody already in.

Plenty of starry eyed dreamers have asked the same over on the Australia & NZ forum, usual story ....more less someone shared their wetdream about nabbing a gig in the mines down the pub and then someone thinks they are just going walk into a mining job.

In saying that ....my mate is a Formworker building shuttering for retaining walls & bridges around Sydney and he makes about $1700-$2000 per week. (€1500)

If you are serious about it probably best getting a skilled migration visa unless your under 31 you could get a whv and try it out for a year, its all on the Aus & NZ forum.

akira336

Ok, thanks mandrake04, sound advice, pity we don't have gold mines in Ireland, heard of alot of people heading to Austrailia but haven't heard much about the money, will keep looking into it though!

And it was Euro I meant.

whitebutterfly

Hi

I have engineering friend who emigrated with his family to Perth, he works in Gold mine. Hard work, away from family for 2 weeks at a time. But the lifestyle! they live two blocks from the beach - kids happy.

He got that through an emigration seminar - google them - they are UK based, but come to hotels in Dublin Cork regularly.

Good Luck

akira336

Thanks Whitebutterfly!

Getting nice feedback on this thread, thanks so far!

Delancey

I've known a few people who have worked in the Australian Gold Fields and though the money was great there are a few things that someone contemplating going there should know.
As already mentioned you need the correct visa , if you go with just a Working Holiday visa they will just laugh at you.
The mines are very isolated and very few women about which leads me to the biggest drawback - there is a very strong culture of heavy drinking and gambling in these places and this does a lot to dissipate the big earnings.

A guy I knew found the pressure to drink almost unbearable , he was eventually let go and has always said he believes that he was not ' fitting in ' because he refused to participate in the drinking/drugs and gambling lifestyle.

I reckon the above is probably equally true of the other ' big money ' places like Alaska or anywhere there are a lot of men earning big bucks and no women around ?

akira336

Ok, doesn't exactly sound like Disneyland? And aswell i dont drink or really gamble and definately don't do drugs i couldnt see myself 'fitting in' very well there....Well since I've heard really no positives I suppose I'll put this idea on the shelf for a while, I know when to listen to advice........sometimes : ) thanks for all your input guys!:)

Delancey

I don't wish to turn you off the idea , I just want to ensure that anyone going to do this does so with their eyes open

Perhaps the people I knew were at places where this sort of behaviour was tolerated ? I should add this was years ago and perhaps things have improved.

mandrake04

You get breath tested everyday before work and RDT as well, a lot of the FIFO operations have dry camps anyway. If you blow over you can't work so you are probably gone, Same with drugs if you get a +ve result you're gone.

Here is a good thread on the subject

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72700516

Delancey

Obviously things have changed a lot then - the guys I know/knew who did it were there probably 15 - 20 years ago.

mickman

those places are tough places to work. hours are long and underground a lot. u have to be a "hard man" to survive in those places.

John Mason

there was a women talking on the radio this morning, about a company in Oz looking for people to work in the mines and they were paying 220k dollars

akira336

And the ideas. Off the shelf again! What radio station was it? And did they give any details? Qualifications, nationality etc.....? thanks

krissovo

A very good friend of mine works for Schlumberger and he gets well over €100k for driving a 4x4 around exotic locations. He is in the Geoscience division and they head out on exhibitions all over the world. He basically drives the scientists around, sets up camp, camp admin, shopping trips, stores collection etc.

tfitzgerald

krissovo wrote: »

A very good friend of mine works for Schlumberger and he gets well over €100k for driving a 4x4 around exotic locations. He is in the Geoscience division and they head out on exhibitions all over the world. He basically drives the scientists around, sets up camp, camp admin, shopping trips, stores collection etc.

Luck has really taken a shine on him

akira336

Yeah just visited the website and it seems like you need plenty of qualifications and experience to get in there, I am a good driver and I'm pretty decent at shopping, maybe you could pass my number onto him? : )