Petroleum Engineers
Tasks Include:
- Assess costs and estimate the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites.
- Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
- Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
- Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
- Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys.
- Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems.
- Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment.
- Maintain records of drilling and production operations.
- Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
- Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel.
- Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +22.0%
National: +7.9%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$131,800.00
State
$95,870.00
Regional
Petroleum Engineers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
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.
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Petroleum Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 71.61%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 15.43%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 7.55%
- Master's Degree = 5.41%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 21.23%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 20.93%
- Over 10 years = 18.22%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 16.64%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.43%
- None = 5.80%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.75%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 32.07%
- Up to and including 1 month = 21.23%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 19.17%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.48%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.38%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.89%
- None = 0.78%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 26.03%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.23%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.43%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.37%
- Over 10 years = 7.21%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 5.77%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 5.52%
- None or short demonstration = 5.41%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.03%
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Petroleum Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Assess costs and estimate the production capabilities and economic value of oil and gas wells, to evaluate the economic viability of potential drilling sites.
- Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
- Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
- Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
- Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys.
- Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems.
- Develop plans for oil and gas field drilling, and for product recovery and treatment.
- Maintain records of drilling and production operations.
- Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve design, research, and testing problems.
- Write technical reports for engineering and management personnel.
- Evaluate findings to develop, design, or test equipment or processes.
- Interpret drilling and testing information for personnel.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in research, planning, and development.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Assign work to staff to obtain maximum utilization of personnel.
- Design and implement environmental controls on oil and gas operations.
- Coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of mining and oil field equipment.
- Supervise the removal of drilling equipment, the removal of any waste, and the safe return of land to structural stability when wells or pockets are exhausted.
- Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed.
- Simulate reservoir performance for different recovery techniques, using computer models.
- Take samples to assess the amount and quality of oil, the depth at which resources lie, and the equipment needed to properly extract them.
- Design or modify mining and oil field machinery and tools, applying engineering principles.
- Test machinery and equipment to ensure that it is safe and conforms to performance specifications.
- Conduct engineering research experiments to improve or modify mining and oil machinery and operations.
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Petroleum Engineers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Scanners (Computer scanners)
- Desktop computers
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Computer Modelling Group CMG STARS
- Eclipse SDX
- eProduction Solutions PanSystem
- IHS PETRA
- Neotec WELLFLO
- Schlumberger Petrel
- Schlumberger PVTi
- TERRASCIENCES TerraStation
- TRC Consultants PHDWin
- Well Flow Dynamics Wellflow
- Charting software
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Landmark Graphics TOW/cs
- Microsoft Access
- Electronic mail software
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Microsoft Outlook
- Financial analysis software
- DFA Capital Management GEMS
- GeoGraphix ARIES Portfolio
- IHS QUE$TOR
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Primavera Systems software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Petroleum Engineers
Special Requirements
If your work as an engineer affects public health, safety, or property, you must register with the state. To become licensed as a professional engineer in Virginia, applicants must meet the following requirements:
EIT (Engineer-in-Training) EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must meet one of the following:
• Graduate of approved curriculum of 4 years or more OR Graduate of non-approved curriculum + 2 years of experience
• Must be enrolled in an ABET accredited curriculum and within 12 months of degree.
• Graduated from a non-approved engineering technology curriculum + 6 years of experience
• Graduated with an undergraduate degree from an institution without an approved curriculum and obtained a graduate degree from an institution with an approved curriculum
Step 1:
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Graduation
The first step is graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university. |
Step 2:
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FE Exam
The first exam in the licensure process is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE). This exam is offered in April and October every year. Most students take the exam right before graduation or soon after while the technical information they've studied is still fresh in their minds. |
Step 3:
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Work Experience
Many jurisdictions have specific requirements about the type of experience you need to gain. Most require that you gain experience under the supervision of someone who is already licensed, and that your experience involve increasing levels of responsibility. Once you begin work, contact your licensing board to find out what experience is needed and talk with professional engineers in your company to find out how you can gain this experience. |
Step 4:
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PE Exam
Once you have gained the appropriate experience, you can take the second exam in the licensure process, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE). This exam is given in a variety of engineering disciplines. Most disciplines are offered in both April and October, but some are offered only in October. |
After completing all the steps in the engineering licensure process—education, experience, and examinations—you are eligible for licensure by your licensing board.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from an approved curriculum + 4 years of professional experience as an EIT OR Graduate of non-approved curriculum + 6 years of professional experience as an EIT
• Graduated from a non-approved engineering technology curriculum of four years or more + 10 years experience
• Graduate from an accredited undergraduate engineering degree and a doctorate degree in engineering from an institution with an accredited undergraduate program + 4 years of experience
• Graduated from an engineering , engineering technology or related science curriculum of four years or more + 20 years
EXAM:
• The Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam
• Must provide 3 references from licensed professional engineers
LICENSE RENEWAL: The Professional Engineer license must be renewed every two years.
Required Fees:
The examination fee shall consist of the administration expenses of the department resulting from the board’s examination procedures and contract charges.
For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Department Of Professional And Occupational Regulation
Board For Architects / Prof. Engineers / Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, And Landscape Architects
3600 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230-4917
Phone: 804.367.8512
TTY: 804.367.9753
Fax: 804.367.2475
http://www.state.va.us/dpor/indexie.html
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Petroleum Engineers
Additional Resources
For further information about petroleum engineers contact:
Society of Petroleum Engineers
P.O. Box 833836
Richardson, TX 75083-3836
http://www.spe.org
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Petroleum Engineers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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85.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
78.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
63.00 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
62.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
59.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
58.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
55.00 | Economics and Accounting | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
54.75 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
53.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
53.50 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
53.50 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Petroleum Engineers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
72.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
72.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
72.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
68.75 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
68.75 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
65.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
65.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
65.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
59.50 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
56.25 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Petroleum Engineers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
68.75 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Petroleum Engineers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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89.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
87.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
85.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
85.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
84.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
80.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
79.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
77.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
77.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
77.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
77.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
73.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
69.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
69.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
68.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
68.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
68.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
67.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
66.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
64.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
60.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
59.75 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
59.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
58.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
55.50 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
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Petroleum Engineers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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86.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
84.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
82.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
79.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
72.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
71.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
69.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
68.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
67.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
67.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
65.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
59.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
55.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Petroleum Engineers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Petroleum Engineers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
99.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
95.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
90.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
90.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
85.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
85.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
84.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
80.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
78.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
78.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
76.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
76.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
73.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
71.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
70.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
64.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
63.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
58.80 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
57.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
56.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
54.40 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
50.40 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
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Petroleum Engineers
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Petroleum Engineers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $76,960.00 | $131,800.00 | $169,230.00 |
Virginia | $53,610.00 | $95,870.00 | $117,950.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $65,277.10 | $114,606.95 | $122,909.24 |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Petroleum Engineers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 22,800 | 24,600 | +7.9% |
Virginia | 100 | 122 | +22.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Petroleum Engineers
Related Occupations
Related Occupations
The related occupations here have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers may also be interested in the related occupations:- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Geothermal Production Managers
- Industrial Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Civil Engineers
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
- Wellhead Pumpers
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Geothermal Technicians
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Power Plant Operators
- Gas Plant Operators
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- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Automotive Engineers
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
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- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
- Engineers, All Other
- Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Fuel Cell Engineers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
- Industrial Engineers
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Mechatronics Engineers
- Microsystems Engineers
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Nanosystems Engineers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Petroleum Engineers
- Photonics Engineers
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
- Robotics Engineers
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers
- Validation Engineers
- Wind Energy Engineers
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Proficiency Ratings
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important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Automation Engineer
- Chief Engineer
- Completion Engineer
- Completions Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Drilling Engineer
- Drilling Manager
- Engineer
- Engineering Consultant
- Exploration Engineer
- Facilities Engineer
- Field Engineer
- Logging Engineer
- Mining and Oil Field Equipment Design Engineer
- Mining and Oil Field Equipment Test Engineer
- Mining and Oil Well Equipment Research Engineer
- Mud Analysis Supervisor
- Mud Analysis Well Logging District Supervisor
- Mud Engineer
- Natural Gas Engineer
- Oil Drilling Engineer
- Oil Exploration Engineer
- Oil Well Engineer
- Oil Well Services Superintendent
- Operations Engineer
- Operations Manager
- Petroleum Engineer
- Petroleum Production Engineer
- Petroleum Supply Specialist
- Process Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Project Drilling Engineer
- Project Production Engineer
- Project Reservoir Engineer
- Prospecting Observer
- Research Chief Engineer
- Reservoir Engineer
- Reservoir Engineering Consultant
- Reservoir Engineering Manager
- Rig Site Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Test Engineer
- Well Logging Captain
- Well Logging Mud Analysis Captain
- Well Site Drilling Engineer
- Well Surveying Engineer
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- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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