Oil and Gas Career Guide PDF

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OIL & NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
A vast opportunity exists for the oil and natural

OIL & NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION $154,317
gas industry to attract, retain, and develop life
long careers for individuals in the industry. From PETROLEUM REFINERIES $132,447
attorneys to welders to architects, truck drivers, and PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION $116,425
accountants, oil & gas industry jobs include a wide

OIL & GAS INDUSTRY AVERAGE $96,508
range of both blue and white collar jobs at every
education level. As one woman put it, You dont have DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS $94,115
to be a land man or a petroleum engineer. There are
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR OIL & GAS $81,696
other things you can do in the oil and gas industry.
OIL & GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION $72,667
Jobs in the oil and natural gas industry offer good

U.S. AVERAGE $49,700
benefits, high pay, and the opportunity to make a
difference. This list provides a sample of the career
opportunities that are available in the oil & natural For the occupations listed from the IHS study, data
gas industry, along with the typical education required on education level, salary, and job description come
and the median annual salary. The salary presented from the Department of Labor (DOL). Many of these
in the table is the median annual salary for that opportunities are classified by DOL as having a Bright
occupation across all industries; it is not oil and gas Outlook, which describe occupations that are expected
specific. Based on average annual wage data from to grow rapidly in the next several years, have large
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average pay in the numbers of job openings, or are new and emerging
oil and gas industry is nearly $50,000 higher than occupations. The job titles, descriptions, and education
the U.S. average. level for the OOGEEP jobs were put together by
OOGEEP. Salary data on the OOGEEP jobs are taken
This list of occupations was compiled from two sources: the IHS study
Minority and Female Employment in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Industries from Payscale.com, an online salary, benefits, and
(2014) and the Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education Program Career Guide (OOGEEP). compensation information company.
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Bright Typical Median Annual

Job Title Job Description Outlook Education Salary
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting

records to prepare financial statements, give Bachelor's
Accountant/ advice, or audit and evaluate statements
Auditor prepared by others. Install or advise on systems * Degree or $65,940
Higher
of recording costs or other financial and
budgetary data.
High
Extraction All oil and natural gas extraction workers not School
Workers listed separately. Diploma/
$41,140
GED
Architect
Plan and design structures, such as private Bachelor's
(Except
Landscape
residences, office buildings, theatres, factories, Degree or $74,520
and other structural property. Higher
and Naval)
Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and

structural features of buildings or drawings
Architectural and topographical relief maps used in civil
Associate's
and engineering projects, such as highways,
Degree
$49,970
Civil Drafter bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of
building materials, engineering practices, and
mathematics to complete drawings.
High School
Install, maintain and troubleshoot equipment Diploma/
Automation
Technician
used to control and monitor wells, pipelines, GED; $55,748
compressors, etc. Associates
Degree
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to

keep financial records complete. Perform any High School
combination of routine calculating, posting, and Diploma/
Bookkeeping,
verifying duties to obtain primary financial data GED; Some
Accounting, and
for use in maintaining accounting records. May * College;
$36,430
Auditing Clerk
also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, Bachelor's
and postings pertaining to business transactions Degree
recorded by other workers.
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Compute, classify, and record numerical data to

keep financial records complete. Perform any High School
combination of routine calculating, posting, and Diploma/
Bookkeeping,
verifying duties to obtain primary financial data GED; Some
Accounting, and
for use in maintaining accounting records. May * College;
$36,430
Auditing Clerk
also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, Bachelor's
and postings pertaining to business transactions Degree
recorded by other workers.
Provide financial and economic analysis services Bachelors

Business
Analysis Advisor
to a particular business unit to help them better Degree or $58,513
understand and manage business performance. Higher
Business Assist with evaluation of potential targets for

Bachelors
Development acquisition or disposition. May also solicit third-
Degree
$46,885
Representative party businesses for operations or pipelines.
Has overall responsibility for financial and

operational performance of a defined segment of
Business Unit Masters
Controller
the company. Responsible for profit/loss, budget,
Degree
$90,242
short and long term strategic planning, drilling
programs, production, EHS performance, etc.
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and

fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms;
building frameworks, including partitions, joists, Apprent-
Carpenter studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, * iceship $40,820
window and door frames, and hardwood floors. Program
Includes brattice builders who build doors or
brattices in underground passageways.
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete,

Cement Mason such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs Apprent-
and Concrete using a variety of hand and power tools. Align * iceship $36,760
Finisher forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch Program
voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

Perform engineering duties in planning,

designing, and overseeing construction and
maintenance of building structures, and facilities, Bachelor's
Civil Engineer such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, * Degree or $82,050
harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, Higher
pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage
systems.
Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in

Civil planning, designing, and overseeing construction
Associate's
Engineering and maintenance of structures and facilities
Degree
$48,340
Technician under the direction of engineering staff or
physical scientists.
Evaluate needs of general public and community

Community
groups. Represent organization in a variety of Bachelors
Relations
public settings to increase awareness. Develop Degree
$40,345
Coordinator
community outreach activities and programs.
High School
Determine needs for construction of well sites or Diploma/
Construction gathering facilities (roads, power supply, water
Coordinator management, right-of way, etc.) and supervise
GED; $49,558
Associates
contract crews engaged in those tasks.
Degree
Perform tasks involving physical labor at

construction sites. May operate hand and
power tools of all types: air hammers, earth
tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical High
Construction hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and School
Laborer a variety of other equipment and instruments. * Diploma/
$31,090
May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set GED
braces to support the sides of excavations, erect
scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other
waste materials.

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through

subordinate supervisory personnel,
activities concerned with the construction
and maintenance of structures, facilities,
Construction and systems. Participate in the conceptual Bachelor's
Manager development of a construction project and * Degree
$85,630
oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting,
and implementation. Includes managers in
specialized construction fields, such as carpentry
or plumbing.
Prepare cost estimates for product

manufacturing, construction projects, or services
Cost to aid management in bidding on or determining Bachelor's
Estimator price of product or service. May specialize * Degree
$60,050
according to particular service performed or type
of product manufactured.
Crane and Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower Post-

Tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, Secondary $50,720
Operator machines, or products in many directions. Certificate
High
Derrick
Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to School
Operator,
circulate mud through drill hole Diploma/
$48,410
Oil and Gas
GED or Less
Steer the drill bit, sometimes horizontally, Associates

Directional
Driller
sometimes through multiple reservoirs to Degree or $63,673
maximize the potential of a single well. Higher
Analyze lease ownership and prepare division

orders dictating how royalty payments are to High School
Division Order be disbursed based on ownership. Request Diploma/
Analyst disbursements based on production reports, well GED or
$61,875
expenses and contracts. May work directly with Higher
royalty owners to resolve issues.

Determine the optimal method for drilling a well

Drilling Bachelors
Engineer
and supervise actual drilling of wells by third-
Degree
$98,626
party companies.
Ensure that wells are drilled according to

plan; notify engineers or other field leaders of High School
Drilling problems, recommended changes, etc. Produce Diploma/
Superintendent drilling reports. May supervise movement GED or
$69,160
of drilling equipment. Mange contact crews Higher
engaged in drilling of wells.
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise

Electrical the manufacturing and installation of electrical Bachelor's
Engineer equipment, components, or systems for Degree
$91,410
commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring,

equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is Post-
Electrician in accordance with relevant codes. May install * Secondary $51,110
or service street lights, intercom systems, or Certificate
electrical control systems.
Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and

modify developmental and production electronic
components, parts, equipment, and systems,
such as computer equipment, missile control
Electronics
instrumentation, electron tubes, test equipment, and Associates
Engineering
machine tool numerical controls, applying principles Degree
$59,820
Technician
and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry,
engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical
testing, and physics. Usually work under direction of
engineering staff.
Engineer, Miscellaneous engineers not listed separately in Bachelor's

All Other the occupational classification. Degree
$94,240
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields Bachelor's

Engineering
Manager
as architecture and engineering or research and Degree or $130,620
development in these fields. Higher

Associates
Engineering Assist various types of engineers with technical
Technician tasks/data management.
Degree or $51,300
Higher
Excavating and High

Operate or tend machinery equipped with
Loading Machine School
and Dragline
scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load
Diploma/
$39,830
loose materials.
Operator GED
Provide high-level administrative support by

conducting research, preparing statistical
reports, handling information requests, and
performing clerical functions such as preparing High
Executive School
correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging
Secretary/
conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May Diploma/
Executive
also train and supervise lower-level clerical * GED;
$51,270
Administrative
staff. Perform routine clerical and administrative Associate's
Assistant
functions such as drafting correspondence, Degree
scheduling appointments, organizing and
maintaining paper and electronic
files, or providing information to callers.
High School
Extraction All oil and natural gas extraction workers not
Workers listed separately.
Diploma/ $41,140
GED
Design pipelines, compression and/or gas

Facilities Bachelors
Engineer
processing facilities. Supervise contractors
Degree
$76,909
engaged in the same type of work.
High
Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using School
Fence Erector
hand and power tools. * Diploma/
$31,510
GED or Less

Help plan and prepare for well site operations.
Apply appropriate procedures for the operation of
Field Associates
Engineer
wireline equipment, tools and techniques related
Degree
$60,280
to production logging, perforating and explosive
handling.
Field
Manage operational segment for a particular field Bachelors
Operations
area (production, gathering, pipeline, etc.). Degree
$64,154
Leader
Conduct quantitative analyses of information
Financial Bachelor's
Analyst
affecting investment programs of public or * Degree
$78,620
private institutions.
Part of a 3-5 person workover rig crew that High School
perform service on crude oil and natural gas
Floorhand
wells. Assist in rigging up and down, pulling/
Diploma/ $50,868
GED
laying down rods, tubing and casing, etc.
High
Freight, Stock, Manually move freight, stock, or other materials
School
and Material or perform other general labor. Includes all * Diploma/
$24,430
Mover manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
GED
Start-up and shutdown plant equipment.
Operate plant equipment and systems.
Adjust controls to operate equipment in the
recommended or prescribed operating ranges.
Gas Plant Operate natural gas plant and pipeline equipment Bachelors
Operator including amine treating plants, chilled water gas Degree
$54,571
conditioning skids, and more. Inspect equipment
and controls at periodic intervals to detect
malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment or
lubrication.
Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of

public or private sector organizations. Duties
and responsibilities include formulating policies, Associates
General and managing daily operations, and planning the use
or
Operations of materials and human resources, but are too * Bachelor's
$97,270
Manager diverse and general in nature to be classified
Degree
in any one functional area of management or
administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or
administrative services.

Assist scientists or engineers in the use
of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring
instruments in both laboratory and production
activities to obtain data indicating potential
Geological resources such as metallic ore, minerals,
Associate's
and Petroleum gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill
Degree
$54,810
Technician cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other
characteristics of wells or bore holes. Investigate
and collect information leading to the possible
discovery of new metallic ore, minerals, gas,
coal, or petroleum deposits.
Test or analyze geological samples, crude oil,

or minerals to detect presence of petroleum,
Geological
gas, or mineral deposits indicating potential Associate's
Sample Test
for exploration or production or to determine Degree
$54,810
Technician
physical or chemical properties to ensure that
products meet quality standards.
Evaluate geophysical data (seismic, gravity, Bachelors

magnetic, etc.) in order to identify exploration
Geophysicist
prospects, or assist with the development of
Degree or $99,426
Higher
existing plays.
Study the composition, structure, and other

physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological,
physics, and mathematics knowledge in
exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground
Geoscientist,
water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, Bachelor's
Except
Hydrologist
or other environmental problems. May study Degree or $89,910
the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, Higher
and Geographer
oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and
gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists,
crystallographers, palaeontologists, stratigraphers,
geodesists, and seismologists.
Government Monitor regulatory developments and advise Bachelors

Affairs Analyst business on compliance, new developments, etc. Degree
$57,177

Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, High
Helper, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators,
School
Extraction and mining machine operators, by performing
Diploma/
$34,480
Worker duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying
GED
equipment or cleaning work area.
Human Perform activities in the human resource area.
Bachelor's
Resources Includes employment specialists who screen, * Degree
$57,420
Specialist recruit, interview, and place workers.
High
School
Industrial Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial
Diploma/
Machinery production and processing machinery or refinery * GED; Post-
$48,630
Mechanic and pipeline distribution systems.
Secondary
Certificate
Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh

Inspector, nonagricultural raw materials or processed, High
Tester, Sorter, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or School
Sampler, and products for defects, wear, and deviations from * Diploma/
$35,330
Weigher specifications. May use precision measuring GED
instruments and complex test equipment.
Instrument Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical/

Associates
& Electrical electronic equipment used in oil and gas
Degree
$64,302
Technician production processing and/or transportation.
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation

and other legal proceedings, draw up legal
Lawyer documents, or manage or advise clients on legal * Law Degree $114,970
transactions. May specialize in a single area or
may practice broadly in many areas of law.
Set up new leases upon direction from Land
Negotiators. Establish lease payment schedules
and ensure that rental payments are made in a Bachelors
Lease Analyst
timely manner. Maintain records of well location, Degree
$53,759
contracts, lease expiration dates and operation
conditions.
High school
Operate wells and associated production
Lease Operator
facilities.
Diploma/ $56,317
GED

Perform work involving the skills of two or

more maintenance or craft occupations to keep High
machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure School
Maintenance of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve
Diploma/
and Repair pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; * GED; Post-
$36,170
Worker machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or
Secondary
mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and
balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, Certificate
floors, or stairs.
Manager of High
Construction School
Directly supervise and coordinate activities
Trades and
of construction or extraction workers. * Diploma/ $60,990
Extraction GED; Some
Workers College
High
School
Manager of
Diploma/
Office and Directly supervise and coordinate the activities
Administrative of clerical and administrative support workers.
GED; Some $50,780
College;
Workers
Bachelor's
Degree
Research market conditions in local, regional,

Market
or national areas, or gather information to
Research
determine potential sales of a product or service, Bachelor's
Analyst and
or create a marketing campaign. May gather * Degree
$61,290
Marketing
information on competitors, prices, sales, and
Specialist
methods of marketing and distribution.
Perform engineering duties in planning and

designing tools, engines, machines, and other Bachelor's
Mechanical mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee
Engineer installation, operation, maintenance, and repair
Degree or $83,060
Higher
of equipment such as centralized heat, gas,
water, and steam systems.

Mobile Heavy Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile

Equipment mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic Post-
Mechanic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, Secondary $47,580
(Except and conveyors, used in construction, logging, Certificate
Engines) and surface mining.
Supply crude oil and natural gas companies

and their drillers with careful calibrated drilling
Bachelors
Mud Engineer fluid (mud) to lubricate the drill bit and minimize
Degree
$70,317
damage to the reservoir and other stratigraphic
layers as they drill to the goal depth.
Nominate, allocate, confirm, and balance gas

flow volumes with purchasers, pipeline and
Natural Gas
well owners. Administer the sales by ensuring Bachelors
Controller/
the gas flows as nominated. Manage gathering Degree
$67,868
Scheduler
and transportation contracts, ensuring that no
penalties are incurred.
Review, evaluate, and analyze work

environments and design programs and
procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent
Occupational disease or injury caused by chemical, physical,
Health and and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May Bachelor's
Safety conduct inspections and enforce adherence to Degree
$69,210
Specialist laws and regulations governing the health and
safety of individuals. May be employed in the
public or private sector. Includes environmental
protection officers.
Perform duties too varied and diverse to

be classified in any specific office clerical High
occupation, requiring knowledge of office School
systems and procedures. Clerical duties may Diploma/
Office Clerk be assigned in accordance with the office * GED; Some $28,670
procedures of individual establishments and may College;
include a combination of answering telephones, Bachelor's
bookkeeping, word processing, stenography, Degree
office machine operation, and filing.

Operate one or several types of power

Operating construction equipment, such as motor graders,
Engineer bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, High
and Other derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders School
Construction to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect * Diploma/
$43,510
Equipment structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface GED
Operators pavement. May repair and maintain equipment
in addition to other duties.
Operate equipment used for applying concrete,

Paving, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, or High
Surfacing, equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or
School
and Tamping other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt
Diploma/
$38,660
Equipment paving machine operators, form tampers,
GED
Operator tamping machine operators, and stone spreader
operators.
Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction

Petroleum and production and determine the need for new Bachelor's
Engineer or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and * Degree
$130,050
offer technical advice.
Focus on the exploration for and extraction of
hydrocarbons (crude oil and natural gas). Work Associates
Petroleum closely with geologists to determine where
Engineer accessible reservoirs of hydrocarbons are
Degree or $99,084
Higher
located, as well as the best method for safe
removal.
Petroleum
Operate or control petroleum refining or High
Pump System
processing units. May specialize in controlling
Operator, School
Refinery
manifold and pumping systems, gauging or
Diploma/
$62,830
testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow
Operator, GED
of oil into pipelines.
and Gauger
Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or

Plumber,
pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other Apprent-
Pipefitter,
and
liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling * iceship $50,660
equipment and mechanical control systems. Program
Steamfitter
Includes sprinkler fitters.

Production First-line supervisor of production operations Associates

Coordinator (lease operations). Degree
$47,170
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying,

Property, Real leasing, or governance activities of commercial,
Estate, and industrial, or residential real estate properties.
Bachelor's
Community Includes managers of homeowner and * Degree
$54,270
Association condominium associations, rented or leased
Managers housing units, buildings, or land (including
rights-of-way).
Engage in promoting or creating an intended
Public
public image for individuals, groups, or Bachelor's
Relations
organizations. May write or select material for Degree
$55,680
Specialist
release to various communications media.
Pump Tend, control, or operate power-driven, High

Operator stationary, or portable pumps and manifold
School
(Except systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids,
Diploma/
$43,500
Wellhead slurries, or powdered materials to and from
GED
Pumpers) various vessels and processes.
Improve document management and storage

systems. Maintain and update record databases
Records Bachelors
Analyst
and storage, online and physical. Review, assess,
Degree
$43,448
and analyze records. Respond to requests for
documents or clarification.
Coordinate and document internal regulatory
Regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections,
Bachelor's
Affairs license renewals, or registrations. May compile * Degree
$64,950
Specialist and prepare materials for submission to
regulatory agencies.
Analyze characteristics of reservoirs to identify and

Reservoir Bachelors
Engineer
optimize exploration techniques. Develop reservoir
Degree
$108,628
estimates and future production schedules.
Perform accounting services relating to revenue
resulting from exploration and production or
Revenue gathering business. Ensure that royalties, production Bachelors
Accountant taxes, and amounts due to joint-interest owners are Degree
$54,787
properly paid and the volumes and prices received
are accurate and reported.

Analyze and manage risk management issues Bachelor's

Risk
by identifying, measuring, and making decisions
Management
on operational or enterprise risks for an * Degree or $65,440
Specialist Higher
organization.
Set up or operate a variety of drills to High

Rotary Drill
remove underground oil and gas, or remove School
Operator,
core samples for testing during oil and gas Diploma/
$53,160
Oil and Gas
exploration. GED or Less
High
Assemble or repair oil field equipment using
Roustabout, School
Oil and Gas
hand and power tools. Perform other tasks
Diploma/
$35,780
as needed.
GED or Less
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers
Sales where technical or scientific knowledge is
Representative, required in such areas as biology, engineering, Bachelor's
Wholesale and chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained Degree
$55,020
Manufacturing from at least 2 years of post-secondary
education.
Operate equipment to increase oil flow from
producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, High School
Service Unit
tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells.
Operator,
May also perform similar services in mining
Diploma/ $44,970
Oil and Gas GED
exploration operations. Includes fishing-tool
technicians.
Perform analyses using analytical models and
mathematical analysis. Use analysis results to
Supply Chain Bachelors
Analyst
improve supply chain processes, performance
Degree
$56,100
and to reduce costs. Obtain, analyze and interpret
supply chain relevant data.
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing,

warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting
services or activities to limit costs and
Supply Chain improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Bachelor's
Manager Examine existing procedures or opportunities * Degree
$105,060
for streamlining activities to meet product
distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage,
or processing of inventory.

Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually

under the direction of an engineer, surveyor,
cartographer, or photogrammetrist to obtain data
used for construction, mapmaking, boundary High
Surveying location, mining, or other purposes. May
School
and Mapping calculate mapmaking information and create
Diploma/
$40,770
Technician maps from source data, such as surveying
GED
notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other
maps to show topographical features, political
boundaries, and other features. May verify
accuracy and completeness of maps.
Make exact measurements and determine

property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the
shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, Bachelor's
Surveyor or dimension of land or land features on or near Degree or $57,050
the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, Higher
mining, land evaluation, construction, and other
purposes.
Examine leases, contacts, purchase agreements,

and abstracts for conformity. Conduct and High School
prepare reports, databases and database
Title Clerk
updating, research, notarization, deeds, and
Diploma/ $30,978
GED
affidavits. Obtain testimonial documents to
remove title restrictions.
Design and conduct training and development
Training and
programs to improve individual and Bachelor's
Development
organizational performance. May analyze training Degree
$57,340
Specialist
needs.
Direct financial activities, such as planning, Bachelor's

Treasurer &
Controller
procurement, and investments for all or part of * Degree or $115,320
an organization. Higher
Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck High

Truck Driver,
with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross School
Heavy and
Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload * Diploma/
$39,520
Tractor-Trailer
truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. GED

Determine optimal strategies and designs

Water Systems for facilities for management of wastewater Bachelors
Engineer associated with drilling and exploration & Degree
$77,500
production operations.
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, Appren-

Welder, Cutter,
or brazing equipment to weld or join metal
Solderer, and
components or to fill holes, indentations, or * ticeship $37,420
Brazer Program
seams of fabricated metal products.
High
Wellhead Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to School
Pumper produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field. Diploma/
$47,340
GED

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OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OIL & NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY

A vast opportunity exists for the oil and natural

attorneys to welders to architects, truck drivers, and PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION $116,425

accountants, oil & gas industry jobs include a wide

Jobs in the oil and natural gas industry offer good

Bright Typical Median Annual

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to

Bright Typical Median Annual

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to

Provide financial and economic analysis services Bachelors

Business Assist with evaluation of potential targets for

Has overall responsibility for financial and

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and

Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete,

Bright Typical Median Annual

Perform engineering duties in planning,

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in

Evaluate needs of general public and community

Perform tasks involving physical labor at

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Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through

Prepare cost estimates for product

Crane and Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower Post-

Steer the drill bit, sometimes horizontally, Associates

Analyze lease ownership and prepare division

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Determine the optimal method for drilling a well

Ensure that wells are drilled according to

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring,

Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and

Engineer, Miscellaneous engineers not listed separately in Bachelor's

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields Bachelor's

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Excavating and High

Provide high-level administrative support by

Design pipelines, compression and/or gas

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Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of

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Test or analyze geological samples, crude oil,

Evaluate geophysical data (seismic, gravity, Bachelors

Study the composition, structure, and other

Government Monitor regulatory developments and advise Bachelors

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Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh

Instrument Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical/

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation

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Perform work involving the skills of two or

Research market conditions in local, regional,

Perform engineering duties in planning and

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Mobile Heavy Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile

Supply crude oil and natural gas companies

Nominate, allocate, confirm, and balance gas

Review, evaluate, and analyze work

Perform duties too varied and diverse to

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Operate one or several types of power

Operate equipment used for applying concrete,