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Petroleum Engineers
Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.
What a petroleum engineer does
Become a petroleum engineer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good petroleum engineer
- Reading work related information.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $97 per hour with a typical salary of $182,500 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $72 and $118 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $87,200 and $189,400 per year.
- 68% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- 33.3% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Petroleum Engineer job outlook
- There are 5 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 7% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.