Job Outlook
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Mining, oil, and gas extraction is a relatively small industry in terms of employment. However, in the mining, oil,
and gas extraction industry to grow. Workers in the mining, oil, and gas extraction industry locate and remove a variety of
natural resources—including coal, stone, and natural gas—from the earth. These resources are essential to our economy.
Pay
According to BLS, the median annual wage for mining, oil, and gas extraction is higher than the wage for all occupations in the economy of $41,950.
Here are some occupations within Oil and Gas:
- Petroleum engineers
- Geoscientists
- Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
- Continuous mining machine operators
- Derrick operators, oil and gas
- Earth drillers, except oil and gas
- Roustabouts, oil and gas
- Construction laborers
- Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
