Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician
Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician Job Description
The responsibility of a petroleum engineer is to design a process to remove gas and other oils from deep in the earth. They have to coordinate with geologists to evaluate the earth’s properties that are around the deposits of gas and oil. After they complete these evaluations, they have to come up with the best way to extract the gas or oil to redeem the maximum amount they can. They also have to make these methods easy enough for the oil rigs to use on a daily basis without any complications.
Petroleum engineers work on a wide variety of different projects. Their profession requires them to be continually researching and keeping up-to-date with the last technologies available to them to extract oil safely and efficiently. Petroleum engineers can also focus on safety issues associated with extracting oil or gas. Other petroleum engineers focus on teaching crew members on oilrigs to extract oil safely, efficiently and with maximum production. Safety is extremely important to engineers because drilling for oil can be extremely dangerous at times.
Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician is $51415 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $90622. The lowest salary reported was $26631. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician is $19.655 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $25.25. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $14.06. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $4000 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Alabama – n/a
California – n/a
Colorado – n/a
Oklahoma – n/a
Texas – $43,251 – $77,000
These are the highest paying cities for a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Denver, Colorado –
Bakersfield, California –
Fort Worth, Texas –
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma –
Houston, Texas –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $51415 while in 2007 it was just $47681.37
How To Become a Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technician
Even entry-level engineering jobs require someone to have at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering. Math and science are also extremely important for this position and taking classes or receiving an undergraduate in these areas may be helpful in receiving a job right away. Some colleges also offer internships so students enrolled in the engineering program can see the different aspects of the industry and receive hands-on experience.
Job Outlook
The demand for petroleum engineers and their industry are rising every day. Petroleum engineers are needed all over the world because of the limited amount of natural resources that are available. The demand is expected to continue to rise all around the world. From North America to Europe, petroleum engineers are needed now more than they ever have been before to continue to come up with new ways to extract other resources from reservoirs that have already been drilled. Extracting these other resources can the economy grow.
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 67% of Petroleum and Gas Engineering Technicians were males while 33% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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