<prompt> Human: Im just curious since Ive been doing some research on the subject and it seems a lot of people seems like its perfectly reasonable to just up and move to AlaskaNorth DakotaAlbertathe Gulf and start working. Most websites and a few reddit posts from people who claim to be educated on the subject i.e. actually worked there say that these companies are mostly looking for skilled craftsmentradesmen and that unskilled laborers are not needed. The reason Im interested is because for 100k a year the most common salary that every websitegoogle hitreddit post Ive seen and minimal spending housing seems to be very expensive in AlbertaFort McMurray I could pay off all my debt, and return home with money in my pocket, a healthy savings account, and probably afford to buy a home. My collected debt thus far is just my car which has a very shitty interest rate due to my credit and student loans for a total of 38,000. Im not an unskilled laborer, however my trade is aircraft maintenance but I believe that would transfer well to a number of jobs out in the oil fields. I have no ties to the area I currently live Southeast US and work long hours for modest pay at the moment.So how do I go about getting my foot in the door in this type of situation, obviously applying is step 1 but does anyone with any experience or knowledge think Id be a good fit? tl;dr: in debt, want money  <response>: It isnt easy. It is very damaging to the body. It is tough work. 