Oilfield gate guarding
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- Works
- Assignment length follows the well, commonly a month or more. Year round.
- Apply
- Rolling. Reports describe starting within days of applying. Competition rises in autumn as snowbirds arrive in south Texas.
- Who hires
- Security contractors including Guard 1 Services, LOMA Gate Guard Services, Gate Guard Services, Spartan Protection Services
- Where
- Eagle Ford shale, south Texas, Permian, west Texas, Louisiana, Bakken, ND and MT
- Shape
- Day rate per couple, not per person. Company typically supplies generator, fuel, water tank and septic service. Most gates are 24/7, so two people split round-the-clock coverage.
- Required
- Texas Level II non-commissioned security officer license: approx. 6-hour course, fingerprinting, background check and drug screen. Own RV required. Most postings require a couple or two-person team.
What it pays, and who said so
$4,500-6,000 per month per couple
Third-party report Workamper News
Base around $200 per day per couple
First-hand account Workamper News, quoted guard
$175-400 per day depending on assignment
Third-party report thestromads.com
$350 per day for a couple, west Texas
Employer ad, undated Spartan Protection Services ad via happyvagabonds.com
High monthly cash, low effective hourly. A 24/7 gate covered by two people is roughly 336 person-hours a fortnight. This is the clearest case on the site for why the effective rate matters.
What this listing doesn't tell you.
- Day rates vary widely by gate activity and are not published systematically
- Independent contractor vs employee status differs by company and changes tax treatment
Who's hiring in this category
- Oilfield gate guarding contractors — Rolling, can start within days
- Guard 1 Services — Rolling, can start within days
- Spartan Protection Services — Rolling
- Timekeepers, Inc. — Rolling
- JG Security — Rolling, targets summer savings seekers
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