Starting from the bottom with zero experience, a steward can make $45,000 while the camp boss at the top makes $65,000. If you are the cook on an offshore oil rig, you can easily earn $59,000 a year.

Compare this against the industry average of $32,650 for a head chef (reported by the US Department of Labor).

Fast food - a line cook working in Washington is paid $22,000.

Hotels and restaurants - food preparers get an average of $12,000, assistant cooks get $20,000 while the executive (chief) chef of a 5-star restaurant gets $100,000.

Catering/retail - the executive chef makes $45,000 while his assistants earn $20,000 to $25,000.

Offshore catering jobs certainly pay well, don't they? Even a steward with no experience makes more money than many chefs.

You'll work the same hours as the rest of the oil rig crew - 12 hours on, 12 hours off. Normally, once you set foot on the oil rig, you won't leave for another two weeks. After that, you get two weeks break, and then the cycle repeats itself. However, be careful to confirm this with your employer - there are cases of 4 weeks on/4 weeks off and even 6 weeks on/6 weeks off.

As a steward, you will housekeep the living areas of the oil rig and help the cook in the kitchen.