Family member used to work in Oil and Gas engineering and they are having a hard hard hard time getting very competent young people to take the jobs, even at very high wages. They just aren't going to school for it.

They have to keep hiring old semi-retired people and crazy wages.

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Posted by msap9020

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:59 am to Fun Bunch

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Family member used to work in Oil and Gas engineering and they are having a hard hard hard time getting very competent young people to take the jobs, even at very high wages. They just aren't going to school for it.

They have to keep hiring old semi-retired people and crazy wages.

This all day. I work for a major and have for years. Have been through several market swings and right now we are on the up swing. Market is heating up and we are out on the street for certain positions but it is definitely a different feel this time around. We are getting less takers from the 22-35 range. I wouldn't say its climate change per se but maybe related. Unfortunately, I think its more the image of working for "evil oil". That demographic would rather work for the tech industry instead of explaining to their friends they work for an oil company. Obviously, I don't agree with the view but that's my .02 cents from the inside looking out.

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Posted by Icansee4miles

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Posted on 3/25/24 at 12:24 pm to Fun Bunch

I’ve worked in the environmental and regulatory field for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries for over 40 years. I was pushed into retiring because of my age, I’m now in an environmental consulting firm and the office is full of folks like me, retired but still kicking.

The OP is exactly what I am personally witnessing. Clients can’t find staff, engineers my sons’ work with are leaving for ESG jobs and/or companies like Amazon and Google. Used to be someone left one refinery and went to one across the street, now they are leaving heavy manufacturing altogether.

LSU just graduated their smallest class in Environmental Engineering since starting up the program, and you can’t convince me the media constantly vilifying O&G didn’t contribute to that. When all us old farts really do retire, there is going to be a real shortage of labor. Many plants are already experiencing these plant baw labor shortages, even sites where a modest amount of OT brings a six figure annual income. Part of it was always going happen as Boomers retired and the number of jobs increased, but staffing might be one of the biggest issues manufacturing is facing in the near future.

At least we’ve got more workers being bussed and flown in daily.