Working as IT Specialist in Fort McMurray

Erich2563

Hello,

I've read that Fort McMurray is a place where you can earn much more money than somewhere else. That's why I'm interested and I'm looking for information.

I'm an IT specialist from Austria with 4 years work experience. Recently I worked as web developer.
Probably I can't work as web developer in Fort McMurray, but I'm also educated for information technology, electronics, software development and system administration and I can learn more things if necessary.
I'm adventurous, adaptable and I have no family, so I think I'm very suitable for this.

Please tell me, how I can work in Fort McMurray. Do you have jobs in the IT or electronics or is it necessary to become an oil technician. What education, knowledge and other requirements do I need?
What salary can I expect?

mcmurrian

Most firms have head offices in Calgary or other places and that's where majority of IT people will be located. The city and Keyano college might have a few positions for web developers but those are limited. Also with the oil boom over the salaries for IT people have been going down. If you are thinking of immigrating you are better of looking in Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver for web related jobs. Or the USA as their tech sector pays way better.