Oil sands are great. they employ nearly 145,000 Albertans, in mining and oil and gas extraction industry. It really is no wonder that Alberta has the lowest unemployment rate in the country, at a 3.7%!
Because of the economic growth, Alberta's oil sands are attracting some of the worlds best and brightest people.
There are thousands of jobs to be filled. designing, brick laying, construction, heavy machines, mechanical, electrical, research development, etc, etc, etc!
I work as a heavy equipment operator. I get to drive the Huge trucks. I transports building materials, like lumber or steel girders. I have to have a CDL training, to transport items with safety. I often transport the oil sands to specialized processing stations so that the crude oil can be extracted.
Employers are so desperate for employees, that you could be hired with little qualifications and training. If you have first aid and any sort of WHMIS training, you could easily be hired. Because of this variety however, the salaries that can be expected can range from a low of $32,000 annually, to a high of $54,000, but pay is usually seasonal and thats only for half a year.
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1 comment:
The oil sands are probably the most important thing in our country right now for numerous reasons. One is that without this industry our economy would be just as worse as the Americans. Even though the Canadian dollar has been dropping its caused by the American dollar. Since our economy relates so much to them if they drop we do. However our economy is not nearly in as much turmoil as the Americans, were not needing a 700 billion dollar bailout The oilsands are contributing to creating jobs all across North America and abroad. Northern BC is seeing the effect of this as many of the population is working in Alberta as there is a job for everyone and people are needed all the time!
Sincerely a concerned Economist!
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