Bureau of Labor Statistics, the oil and gas industry will need thousands of new petroleum engineers over the next decade replace aging employees and account for rising demand.Median salaries for petroleum engineers exceed $100,000, plus signing bonuses. Even before graduation, petroleum engineers can earn about $4,000 per month by working for oil companies during the summer. The bottom 10% of petroleum engineers earn nearly $60,000 per year.
Petroleum Engineers, Geoscientists,
People working in any of the following oil exploration job titles can expect to BIG salaries within a few years of starting out:
* Geophysicist Jobs - Geophysicists, study the Earth's internal and external composition. Geophysicists usually have a strong background in geology, physics, mathematics or chemistry.
* Palynologist Jobs - Palynologists study microscopic evidence dating back a billion years. Palynology is a branch of paleontology, but palynologists are more concerned with organic evidence of pollen, spores and microplankton than with dinosaur bones.
* Oil Land Agent Jobs - Land agents are responsible for obtaining permission to drill a well.
* Oil Well-Log Analyst Jobs - Well-log analysts take core samples and measurements during the drilling process and after a well is completed.
* Oil Drilling Engineer Jobs - Drilling engineers design a strategy for drilling a well as economically as possible.
* Production Engineer Jobs - Production engineers take over after a well is completed. They are in charge of determining the best way to bring the petroleum to the surface.
* Oil Reservoir Engineer Jobs - Reservoir engineers use complex computer models and mathematical formulas to determine reservoir pressures
* Oil Facility Engineer Jobs - Facilities engineers are responsible for separating, processing and transporting the petroleum after it reaches the surface.
* Energy Economists Jobs - Energy economists are involved with risk assessment and profit evaluations.
