TY - BOOK AU - Sherman,Jill TI - Oil rig workers T2 - Getting the job done SN - 1725300109 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - PowerKids Press KW - Oil well drilling KW - Vocational guidance KW - Juvenile literature KW - Oil well drilling rigs KW - Offshore oil industry KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes index; Oil in our lives -- Where does oil come from? -- Striking oil -- Life on the rig -- A dangerous job -- Training and education -- Oil rigger income -- A growing industry -- Up to the challenge? -- Glossary N2 - People throughout the world use crude oil products in some form every day: the plastic bottles we drink from, the gasoline that powers our vehicles, and the desks we sit at in school and work. These are all things that make our lives easier. However, we might not have access to them without the hard work put in by oil rig workers. These men and women work on offshore oil rigs away from their friends and families for weeks at a time. Readers will learn about what it takes to become an oil rig worker, the different types of jobs available on an oil rig, and why these jobs are so important to modern society ER -