Is it easy to find labour work in fort mcmurray?

Question

I am hoping to find labour work in the fort mcmurray oil sands and was wondering what my chances are and how much labours get paid.

Answer 1

right now it might be not the best timing,

some union trouble rustling in the ground,

but generally, yes. it's a boom town with the

known side effects, like filthy expensive living.

good appartments between 2-3000 CND p.m.

but if you can stay in the camp for a few months

you most likely are well off with the good wages.

(untrained person ~ 25 CND p.h. health care incl.)

Answer 2

Once I saw a report on NBC that said they need a least 100,000 more laborers so your chances are good. and they get paid like 120,000 dollars

Answer 3

Anyone who tells you that jobs for labors are easy to get may not be telling the whole story. Fort McMurray while in an economic boom is maily looking for skilled trades people. If you are an ironworker, heavy equipment operator or almost any kind of mechanic the jobs are definately there. Many people go there thinking that non-trades jobs are plentiful when in fact this isn't really the case.

If you are in the customer service, hospitality industry there is a need for them. Every retailer, fast food restaurant, etc are crying for help. Are the wages enough to live on? Absolutely not even thought the retail/hospitalty industries may be paying $14.00 plus in a town where the average price of a home is well above the $400,000 mark. It's not anywhere close to providing one with a living. Rentals are scare and the prices close to the $2000 per month providing you can find accommodations is beyond the hourly wage in these industries.

Granted if you are single and can secure a job in the oilsands there may be the option of living on site in the monster camps they have. You should know that not all accomodations in those camps are single rooms as many as double rooms shared. Not all the camps are included because you will be paying for room and board.

Most labour's wage are in the $19.00 to $25.00 per hour range and the majority in the $20.00 per hour range. Here is a website for jobs in Fort McMurray that may be of interest to you to help you evaluate the facts first hand.

http://jobbank.gc.ca/JobResult_en.aspx?C...

Here is the link to Petro Canada's jobs there (no labours positions)

http://jobs.workopolis.com/jobshome/db/p...

Imperial Esso (no labour positions open)

https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/...

Syncrude is the largest employer in the oilsands, Here is their job site - again they are not looking for labours.

http://syncrude.taleo.net/servlets/Caree...

To be honest the wages in Ft. McMurray for unskilled labour are not in line with the ecomony there. You may want to reconsider trying to find work there. The best thing to do is keeping checking those job sites because they are the best indicator of what is available.

Hope this is of help to you.

Good Luck