Petroleum engineering majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a petroleum engineering degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in petroleum engineering. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 3,320 petroleum engineering major resumes to identify the jobs petroleum engineering majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Petroleum Engineering Degree
- Starting Salary$107,000Job openings11,512Top Locations:Houston, TX; Midland, TX; Oklahoma City, OK;Job Description:Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells.
- Starting Salary$90,000Job openings17,430Top Locations:Houston, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Denver, CO;Job Description:Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells.
- Starting Salary$78,000Job openings287Top Locations:Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Oklahoma City, OK;Job Description:Geoscientists study the physical aspects of the Earth, such as its composition, structure, and processes, to learn about its past, present, and future.
- Starting Salary$65,000Job openings25,035Top Locations:Houston, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Denver, CO;Job Description:Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells.
- Starting Salary$64,000Job openings94,789Top Locations:Houston, TX; Midland, TX; Denver, CO;Job Description:Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
- Starting Salary$63,000Job openings869Top Locations:Job Description:Geoscientists study the physical aspects of the Earth, such as its composition, structure, and processes, to learn about its past, present, and future.
- Starting Salary$62,000Job openings66,937Top Locations:Job Description:Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
- Starting Salary$55,000Job openings176,689Top Locations:Job Description:Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
- Starting Salary$51,000Job openings86,015Top Locations:Job Description:Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, and power generation equipment. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, such as broadcast and communications systems—from portable music players to global positioning systems (GPSs).
- Starting Salary$27,000Job openings97,722Top Locations:Job Description:Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
