Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Petroleum Engineers
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Petroleum Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Metro Area |
Jobs |
Salary (2008) |
Relative Popularity |
Alaska |
|
|
|
| Anchorage |
590 |
$168,080 |
29.4 |
California |
|
|
|
| Bakersfield |
360 |
$121,570 |
10.6 |
| Oakland |
290 |
$140,780 |
2.2 |
Colorado |
|
|
|
| Greeley |
50 |
$105,270 |
5.7 |
| Denver |
700 |
$150,240 |
4.3 |
District of Columbia |
|
|
|
| Washington |
70 |
$105,410 |
0.2 |
Kansas |
|
|
|
| Wichita |
40 |
$100,530 |
1.0 |
Louisiana |
|
|
|
| Lafayette |
340 |
$97,700 |
19.0 |
| New Orleans |
970 |
$98,560 |
14.7 |
Montana |
|
|
|
| Billings |
30 |
$86,500 |
3.1 |
Nebraska |
|
|
|
| Omaha |
30 |
$93,920 |
0.5 |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
| Camden |
110 |
$128,490 |
1.6 |
New Mexico |
|
|
|
| Farmington |
100 |
$111,000 |
16.8 |
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
| Tulsa |
580 |
$112,240 |
10.3 |
| Oklahoma City |
680 |
$103,240 |
9.3 |
Texas |
|
|
|
| Midland |
430 |
$121,940 |
56.0 |
| Odessa |
220 |
$82,840 |
34.1 |
| Houston |
6,790 |
$136,060 |
20.0 |
| Longview |
200 |
$66,370 |
17.8 |
| Corpus Christi |
370 |
$132,080 |
16.8 |
| Beaumont |
170 |
$96,950 |
8.7 |
| Victoria |
40 |
$115,950 |
7.7 |
| Dallas |
560 |
$117,650 |
2.0 |
Virginia |
|
|
|
| Richmond |
90 |
$110,450 |
1.2 |
West Virginia |
|
|
|
| Charleston |
50 |
$107,200 |
2.8 |
Wyoming |
|
|
|
| Casper |
270 |
$110,970 |
64.7 |