I struggled through school (3 different colleges over 7 years to get a bachelors in geology) in that time I had 2 children who are now 8 and 4 years old. Found a 45k/yr job working in a chemistry Lab straight out of college that's not very fulfilling…
Now since the price of a barrel of oil is a kagillion dollars, geologists are finally being hired with 0 experience, and I'd easily make over 80k/year
Biggest catch is, the schedule is shit. 84/hr weeks living on the drilling site, sometimes for 2 weeks, maybe even a month at a time. I'm only 30 years old now, and I feel like this opportunity will not present itself again until I'm too old to accept it.
My decision is entirely based on FOMO of my kids best years. Unless some of you can convince me it's somehow worth it, one day I'll enjoy telling them I turned down my dream job so I could pursue my new one – being an awesome and available dad.