Offshore oil rigs may offer competitive wages to attract workers. However, oil rig workers experience challenging working conditions every day. The work is extremely demanding, often requiring 14 days of work in a row before getting time off. Offshore oil rigs operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The work on an oil rig is hard, manual labor.
Workers are often physically exhausted before the end of their two-week shift. For some workers, the harsh work conditions and backbreaking schedules cause serious health problems and injuries from accidents.
