Where will Canada’s oil and gas industry find the 125,000 to 150,000 workers it needs in the coming decade? The Petroleum HR Division of Enform develops the most comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date labour market and occupational information for Canada’s petroleum industry. We will provide career practitioners with key insights on hot jobs as well as tips and resources for finding employment in the oil and gas industry.

1. January 27, 2015
Cannexus 15
National Career Development Conference
Heather DeBoer, Project Manager Occupational Information and Tools
Mel Griswold, Project Advisor, Occupational Information and Tools
Petroleum Human Resources Division of Enform

2. Agenda
• Introduction
– About the Petroleum HR, a division of Enform
• Overview of Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry
– How the Petroleum Industry Works
– Career Options
• Labour Market Outlooks: Key Findings and Analysis
– Oil and Gas Workforce and Current Hiring Environment
– Employment and Hiring Outlook
– Projected Labour and Skill Shortages
• Tips and Resources for Jobseekers

3. About the Petroleum Human Resources Division of Enform
The primary resource to address workforce issues in the petroleum
industry.
• Proactively seek solutions through collaborative partnerships
• Anticipate the evolving needs of the industry
• A catalyst for change
Our key priorities:
• Labour Market Information (LMI)
• Careers in Oil and Gas/Occupational Information and Tools
Petroleum HR Division’s human resources services
+
Enform’s safety and training services
=
One integrated national entity serving Canada’s oil and gas industry

4. How does the oil and gas industry work?
What are the career options in the industry?

5. • 3rd largest natural gas producer
• 6th largest crude oil producer (rank increasing with oil sands)
• Employs about 550,000 people in Canada (directly and indirectly)
• Energy is now Canada’s largest export sector (took over from
automobile industry in 2003)
• Industry payments to governments: $18 Billion
• Over 6,000 products we use everyday are made from petroleum
• Long history: first well in Canada was in 1858
Canada’s Oil & Gas Industry

6. How does the Oil & Gas Industry Work?
Upstream
Midstream
Downstream

7. Upstream
• Find it
• Extract it

8. Midstream
Photo: Canaport LNG
• Move it
• Store it

9. Downstream
Making it useful for
consumers
• Refineries
• Petrochemical companies
• Natural gas distribution
utilities
• Then sell it!
Photos: Suncor

10. Career Options

11. What kind of careers are there?
• 1,000+ companies
• Identify drilling prospects
• Acquire land & mineral rights
• Conduct public involvement
• Contract service companies
Exploration &
Production

12. A Closer Look at the Oil Sands Sector

13. Seismic Careers
• Surveyors
• Line Clearers
• Seismic Drilling Crews
• Data Acquisition & Recording
Resource: Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors (CAGC)
www.cagc.ca
What kind of careers are there?
Services
Photos: Technicoil & Halliburton

14. Drilling & Completions Careers
• Drilling Rig Crews
– Leasehands (Roustabout), Floorhands (Roughnecks)
– Rig Technicians, Motorhands, Derrickhand, Driller
– Rig Managers
– www.rigtech.ca
• Service Rig Crews
- Floorhands (Roughnecks), Derrickhand
- Operators (Driller)
- Rig Managers
- www.servicerigdrive.ca
Resource: Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC)
www.caodc.ca
What kind of careers are there?
Services

15. Petroleum Services Careers
• Cementing Helper
• Truck Driver
• Fracturing Operator
• Rigger
• Snubber
• Well Testing Assistant
• Wireline Operator
• Safety trainer
• Environmental management
• Waste treatment, recycling and disposal
Resource: Petroleum Services Association of Canada
www.psac.ca
What kind of careers are there?
Services

16. Pipeline Careers
• Construction
• Testing
• Management
• Public involvement
Resource: Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA)
www.cepa.com
What kind of careers are there?
Pipelines
Photos: Spectra Energy & CEPA

17. What is the current hiring environment in
Canada’s oil and gas industry?
What is the future of employment in
Canada’s oil and gas industry?

18. Current Business Environment
Short-term impacts from falling commodity prices.
• Budget/spending reviews but making strategic decisions around
where to cut
• Some project deferrals or cancellations although some oil sands
projects coming on stream
Industry still planning for long-term growth.
• Market diversification and building infrastructure are key

19. Hot Jobs

20. Where are the Job Opportunities?

21. Top Recruitment Channels

22. Top 10 Career Prospects in Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry
TOP TEN OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST NET HIRING REQUIREMENTS* TO 2022
(# of job openings Low Growth – Expansion)
Industry Total (62,440 – 84,030 )
1 Power engineers (steam-ticketed operators) 2,945 – 4,105
2 Heavy equipment operators (except crane) 2,425 – 3,990
3 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers, and related workers 2,945 – 3,985
4 Drilling coordinators/production managers 3,050 – 3,945
5 Supervisors, oil and gas drilling and service 2,930 – 3,640
6 Oil and gas drilling, servicing, and related labourers 2,415 – 3,480
7 Petroleum engineers 2,150 – 2,910
8 Truck drivers 2,200 – 2,825
9 Oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators 1,860 – 2,590
10 Geologists and geophysicists 1,715 – 2,305
*Net hiring requirements = hiring due to industry activity + age-related attrition
(excludes non-retirement turnover)

23. Occupational Labour Shortages to 2022
• Chemical engineering technologists
• Chemical engineers
• Civil engineers
• Crane operators
• Drafting technologists and technicians
• Drilling coordinators/production managers
• Electrical/instrumentation engineers
• Environmental technicians
• Geologists and geophysicists
• Heavy equipment operators
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
• Industrial electricians
• Industrial engineering and manufacturing
technologists and technicians
• Public and environmental health and safety
inspectors
• Instrumentation engineering technologists
• Instrumentation technicians
• Insulators
• Mechanical engineering technologists
• Mechanical engineers
• Millwrights and machinists
• Mining engineers
• Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
• Oil and gas drilling, servicing, and related
labourers
• Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers, and
related workers
• Oil and gas well drilling workers and service
operators
• Petroleum engineers
• Petroleum/mining/geological engineering
technologists
• Power engineers (steam-ticket required)
• Project engineers
• Purchasing agents and officers
• Steamfitters and pipefitters
• Supervisors, oil and gas drilling and service
• Truck drivers
• Welders

24. Resources

25. Tips and Resources for Job Seekers
Tips for job seekers interested in the oil and gas industry:
• Understand the industry and the different sectors
• Research oil and gas careers
• Get your resume and cover letter ready
• Practice your interviewing skills
• Understand your transferrable skills
• Research companies in advance
• Find companies through oil and gas industry associations (member listing) or
directories
• Be willing to be mobile (travel or re-locate)… but do your research first!
• Network and talk to people that work in oil and gas
• Check local oil and gas industry associations
• Follow industry and business news for significant energy projects
• Understand the current and future economic and labour market environment

26. Careers in Oil + Gas – www.careersinoilandgas.com

27. Job Board

28. Choose Your Future – Career Quiz

29. Day in the Life

30. Occupational Information

31. Social Media Initiatives – Facebook.com/careersinoilandgas

32. Social Media Initiatives – Twitter @careersinoandg

33. COG E-Newsletter

34. Petroleum HR Division E-Newsletter

35. Labour Market Reports

36. Enform – www.enform.ca

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