I don't understand the hate for the OP, 100k in West Texas instead of a colder region doing similar work sounds like a pretty good thing.
Sure, there's drawbacks, major drawbacks, but if you're smart and lucky enough to not get hurt, you could work for a couple of years at this, buy some real estate, and be set for life.
Most guys won't, they'll use the money on big trucks, prostitutes, and drugs. The rest, they'll waste, as the saying goes.
The two guys I know that worked in the oilfields in Texas both quit after a few years due to safety concerns and used the money they saved to try to earn an engineering degree. It didn't work out for one guy and the other guy is on his way to graduating.
Sure, there's drawbacks, major drawbacks, but if you're smart and lucky enough to not get hurt, you could work for a couple of years at this, buy some real estate, and be set for life.
Most guys won't, they'll use the money on big trucks, prostitutes, and drugs. The rest, they'll waste, as the saying goes.
The two guys I know that worked in the oilfields in Texas both quit after a few years due to safety concerns and used the money they saved to try to earn an engineering degree. It didn't work out for one guy and the other guy is on his way to graduating.