Offshore Galley Hand Jobs

Offshore galley hand jobs are another great way for the inexperienced to land a great paying job offshore.  Galley hands are basically a combination role of prep cook, dishwasher, and bus boy all rolled into one.  They often have housekeeping duties as well.  As a galley hand, you'll work with the cook preparing food, serving, and kitchen cleanup. Depending on the rig, you may also find yourself cleaning the bathrooms, making the beds, mopping and waxing floors, and taking out the garbage. 

Experience that will qualify you as an offshore galley hand includes working as a busboy, dishwasher, prep cook or cook in any restaurant or hotel.  While not everyone's dream job, getting offshore in any way possible will give you a number of career options, from moving up the ladder to become a Chef or Camp Boss, to getting on the drilling, painting or rigging crew as a roustabout. 

Numerous galley hands offshore do indeed move on and up to become roustabout in a relatively short time span, launching a fantastic career, becoming crane operators, riggers, painters or drillers. Some have even gone on to become managers! Anything is possible if you have the right attitude and the will to succeed.  

Wages

Offshore galleyhand wages will range from the mid 40s to mid 50s.

Getting Hired for Offshore Galleyhand Jobs

Most of the mid to large companies have online applications.  You can do this one at a time, or utilize the services of a company such as Rigworker, which will forward your resume to around 1200 energy and drilling companies, after ensuring that your resume meets the format that these companies typically prefer. 

If the prospect of getting hired on as an offshore galleyhand is something that appeals to you, you can learn how and where to apply at http://OilJobsGuide.com for an offshore galley hand job.  

If you are in the U.S., the fastest method of getting hired is usually applying in person at the catering contractors in Houston, TX and Lafayette, LO. 

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