Recently my girlfriend and I have been thinking of moving to Alaska. We visited last June and really enjoyed our trip.I am an avid snowmobiler who currenly lives in Minnesota and cant snowmobile because it never snows! When we were ther I seen snowmobiles by the thompson pass area, is that common to ride in June? If so I will be there shortly! My girlfriend has no problem finding a job in the medical field, but I currenly work in road construction operating dozer and excavator, just curious if there is much of that work around Alaska. I do not know anyone who lives there so I dont know who to ask, so I figured why not ask my fellow snowmobilers! Any help would be much appreciated. Thank You
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Fairbanks has lots of summer construction jobs and also fulltime medical jobs, just keep an eye on her if she is cute as we suffer from a shortage of attractive females. Anchorage is all right but I think that it is just another big city, more jobs though. Stay away from “bush” communities that don’t have road access as the culture shock can be very challenging to say the least.
In June, July, and August we fish. In September we hunt. Nov. to May is sledding. This is absolutely the best place to live in the world, my opinion.
In June, July, and August we fish. In September we hunt. Nov. to May is sledding. This is absolutely the best place to live in the world, my opinion.
If you operate equipment contact local #302, the Operating Engineers union. There is plenty of operating jobs. Much is seasonal contruction oriented work. Of course there are plenty of jobs in the medical field. As Road Trip said the cultural differences between here and where you are will be significant. The biggest change is the seasonal light & dark cycles we experience. Go like hell during the summer when it is daylight and lay low during the winter when it is dark. Sometime ladies experience problems being so far away for their close family members such as mother & dad, sisters, brother & cousins. That is probably what causes the greatest number of guys to leave the state. Momma is not happy and wants to be closer to family that she left behind when you move here. Good luck
Thanks alot guys for your information, all is appreciated. We were thinking of trying to stay out of Anchorage. I remember going through Wasilla and Palmer and they seemed to have more of a small town feel like here. My only concern is finding a place to rent in a smaller town. I do have a sled and a four wheeler so I need something with a garage. Know of any?
Yeah if your an operator there's plenty of work in construction in the summer and try to find a winter job pushing snow with a loader as long as it's on salary.
Lots of potential in the Fairbanks area, mining, construction, tourism, transportation. Quality of life is high, small town feel, outdoor recreation is second to none. The down side, wicked cold, long and dark winters, I have personaly ridden at -50f .
.Moved up here from Minnesota 10 years ago and haven't looked back!
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I'm going to throw mine in with this, I've came to the point where trying to stay here really isn't worth it anymore and Alaska has sounded better and better for the last 8 months or so since the first time I asked about alaska jobs here on the forum.
Can you point me in the right direction to look for jobs in Fairbanks? I keep trying to access Alexsys system, but you need an in-state zip code to register for it.Lots of potential in the Fairbanks area, mining, construction, tourism, transportation. Quality of life is high, small town feel, outdoor recreation is second to none. The down side, wicked cold, long and dark winters, I have personaly ridden at -50f
Some folks do not want to hire people from "outside". Where I work we have recruited out of state applicants previously and do not any longer. Consider the person that applys on line or over the phone and then needs 14 days or 30 days or longer to relocate themself or a family. Sell a house, get kids out school, take care of obligations, etc.... All that takes time while an employer is waiting for you to show up. Plus lots of people want to go to AK and applyr for jobs that they never show up for. The way to get a job is move here and get a post office box or some sort of address! Then you can beat the pavement for the available jobs
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You could also get a federal job check www.usajobs.gov. there are jobs for fort wainwright, Eialson afb and fort greely on there also fort rich in the anchorage area. If I were coming from out of state that would be the best option, relocation bonuses, etc. When I moved here five years ago I could not get a decent job until I got in with the federal jobs.
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I got my job through Kelly employment opportunities. It took about two months to find one, but it eventually came around.
Another one is Adams and Associates. They hooked me up with a temp job, it was **** work but work is work and all money is green. I know they recruit for equipment operation. There are some others in anchorage, check google or chamber of commerce for anchorage and fairbanks. The one thing i can say is follow up with phone calls and make sure they have you in their system. I went back to Kelly Employment a month and a half after my initial visit and the lady never even put my name out there. Once they did i got my job within a week. Good Luck.
I got my job through Kelly employment opportunities. It took about two months to find one, but it eventually came around.
Another one is Adams and Associates. They hooked me up with a temp job, it was **** work but work is work and all money is green. I know they recruit for equipment operation. There are some others in anchorage, check google or chamber of commerce for anchorage and fairbanks. The one thing i can say is follow up with phone calls and make sure they have you in their system. I went back to Kelly Employment a month and a half after my initial visit and the lady never even put my name out there. Once they did i got my job within a week. Good Luck.
Sell all your stuff, Pack what's left, bring enough $$$ for a month, get in your car, drive to Anchorage or Fairbanks, and if you can't find a job in that months time, then you aren't the kind of person who belongs in Alaska. Both of these cities are booming with work. If you can't find a job by beating the street in either one of these towns then you just aren't looking.
I 2nd what Clayton says. If you are going to do it then do it. Summer is a short season here and if you don't do anything it will be gone before you realize
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I have 13 years experience doing UT-Compressional, MT, PT, VT inspection, holding current ASNT Level II certs in those. Have started on my CWI, but missed the deadline for the last class registration and am currently working towards API 510, 570, & 653.
8 years of the experience was working in the shop rebuilding wireline gear for Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford, and various other wireline service companies as well as experience doing ski lift inspections.
5 years of the experience was oilfield inspector, working mostly on gas plants and refineries spanning projects from as small as a single line to being the night foreman on an entire plant shutdown. This work also included on-wellsite inspections during drilling operations for Weatherford Underbalanceblahblahblah, etc etc.
Cliff Notes: I have a good bit of experience in NDT/NDE (whichever you prefer to call it) and would like to continue doing it.
edit: I already have a few names and numbers from Ridgerat in the industry up there, I'm just waiting to see what happens with some things that have to be taken care of down here before I can move anywhere new.
Hey I am always lookin for a d-1 operator.
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