War on Wages

In terms of demand for product and need for employees, the new year is looking good for those in the growing oil and gas industry — or those hoping to enter it. And experts expect wages to follow those trends as well.Survey results from Rigzone.com showed the majority — 53 percent — of hiring managers in the oil and gas industry intend to hire more energy professionals in the first half of 2014 than the previous six months. That’s up from six months ago when 48 percent of hiring managers said they planned to boost hiring in the back half