My dad is an oilman (I think an FMT engineer? It took me 25 years to figure that out). He has been a 'rig pig' since he dropped out of high school in 1975 and been climbing the ladder ever since. He's moved my family around the world for this, and currently works in Algeria. He does alright. An old boyfriend used to joke that we snorted black gold around my house.
He also rocks a stache, which is awesome.