Midland Employment

Employment and Industries in the Midland, Texas Area

Midland is the administrative and management headquarters for the oil and gas industry of the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is the largest oil producing area in Texas. The city has a significant role in the nation's energy industry.

Midland has numerous oil and gas related support businesses including legal, finance, data processing, accounting, engineering, marketing and other sectors. Midland is also established in ranching and agriculture.

In Midland there are numerous popular occupations where the majority of the workers have college degrees including wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, registered nurses, petroleum engineers, geoscientists, financial analysts, financial managers, child, family and school social workers, and engineering managers.

Noteworthy information regarding Midland Texas: Cost of living index in 2008: 79.0. Adult population holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 27%. Average salary in 2009: $32,000.

The city's major employers:

Midland Independent School District
Warren Equipment Companies
Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Dawson Geophysical
Midland College
City of Midland
Patterson Drilling UTI
AT&T Wireless
Midland County
Key Energy Services
Midland County Hospital District
First West Texas Bancshares
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc
Patterson-UTI Acquisition, LLC
Conoco Phillips
H E Butt Grocery Co
Propetro Services, Inc
Western Container Corporation
Compressor Systems, Inc
Chevron USA Inc

The leading job providing sectors in Midland:

Mining
Healthcare
Educational services
Accommodation and food services
Professional, scientific and technical services

Companies in Midland can receive assistance from the following associations:

Those looking for local business and economic news can read the Midland Reporter-Telegram.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	930	51,330	$26,690 - 79,160	8%	51%
2	Accountants and auditors	810	61,550	$35,230 - 88,800	18%	79%
3	Registered nurses	590		$ -	24%	56%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	470	45,180	$34,630 - 57,710	6%	96%
5	Petroleum engineers	430	121,940	$53,300 -	5%	80%
6	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	420		$ -	22%	93%
7	Lawyers	290	117,820	$56,800 -	11%	99%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	280	42,300	$33,200 - 51,770	11%	95%
9	Financial analysts	180	113,980	$53,380 -	34%	87%
10	Financial managers	170	109,900	$52,830 -	13%	60%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	140	31,030	$20,230 - 41,700	19%	77%
12	Engineering managers	130	155,380	$91,710 -	7%	84%
13	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	120	47,890	$27,280 - 81,120	5%	58%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	60,800	$42,720 - 79,250	8%	78%
15	Management analysts	120	39,360	$27,210 - 63,240	22%	78%
16	Civil engineers	120	72,650	$37,930 - 133,560	18%	87%
17	Chief executives	120	176,610	$99,220 -	2%	65%
18	Medical and health services managers	120	59,960	$36,720 - 85,820	16%	57%
19	Social and human service assistants	110	20,930	$15,350 - 29,580	34%	58%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110	64,350	$33,160 - 99,860	12%	51%
21	Sales managers	110	102,630	$49,140 - 159,110	10%	69%
22	Physical therapists	100	58,210	$28,150 - 101,770	27%	89%
23	Training and development specialists	100	52,470	$34,570 - 64,430	18%	56%
24	Computer programmers	90	68,090	$39,270 - 103,060	0%	73%
25	Network and computer systems administrators	90	58,110	$28,040 - 93,690	27%	50%
26	Managers, all other	90	85,730	$44,050 - 130,710	7%	55%
27	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	80	74,170	$39,760 - 106,110	25%	93%
28	Pharmacists	80	107,690	$93,370 - 127,390	22%	97%
29	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	45,940	$28,560 - 65,080	18%	56%
30	Industrial engineers	80	86,120	$58,340 - 108,760	20%	74%
31	Graphic designers	80	33,830	$21,420 - 55,500	10%	55%
32	Public relations specialists	80	44,130	$24,680 - 73,710	18%	81%
33	Social and community service managers	70	40,590	$22,870 - 65,940	25%	72%
34	Occupational health and safety specialists	70	50,260	$31,620 - 74,840	8%	72%
35	Computer software engineers, applications	70	91,920	$61,100 - 130,210	45%	85%
36	Medical and public health social workers	70	43,870	$28,120 - 62,640	24%	77%
37	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	70	50,320	$28,110 - 63,900	13%	73%
38	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	60	93,480	$31,430 -	25%	67%
39	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	51,370	$25,610 - 87,130	17%	56%
40	Librarians	60	45,040	$22,700 - 61,670	4%	85%
41	Credit analysts	60	45,610	$28,500 - 75,900	2%	60%
42	Computer systems analysts	60	59,800	$39,410 - 89,510	29%	68%
43	Computer specialists, all other	60	75,810	$54,690 - 101,710	15%	68%
44	Engineers, all other	50	61,200	$36,330 - 107,140	6%	82%
45	Computer and information systems managers	50	99,840	$55,870 - 155,610	16%	73%
46	Advertising sales agents	50	48,910	$26,680 - 78,360	20%	56%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	50,040	$24,290 - 78,350	18%	56%
48	Self-enrichment education teachers	50	32,730	$13,940 - 63,540	23%	54%
49	Instructional coordinators	40	62,310	$43,840 - 92,940	23%	79%
50	Mental health counselors	40	41,000	$23,320 - 63,480	30%	73%
51	Financial specialists, all other	40	47,220	$19,870 - 82,510	12%	50%
52	Market research analysts	40	56,390	$32,570 - 90,740	20%	82%
53	Marketing managers	40	92,060	$61,320 - 130,760	14%	69%
54	Surveyors	40	64,190	$27,660 - 162,190	24%	82%
55	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	29,210	$19,830 - 40,440	15%	51%
56	Database administrators	40	64,580	$35,040 - 106,910	29%	72%
57	Sales and related workers, all other	40	31,020	$17,800 - 59,790	14%	62%
58	Compensation and benefits managers	30	85,580	$61,230 - 102,210	12%	58%
59	Network systems and data communications analysts	30	61,530	$34,790 - 112,800	53%	57%
60	Purchasing managers	30	94,670	$55,780 - 135,410	3%	57%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,250	24,010	$13,320 - 41,420	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,840	15,500	$12,840 - 19,280	18%	5%
3	Office clerks, general	1,820	23,480	$14,130 - 34,900	13%	19%
4	Cashiers	1,820	16,520	$12,960 - 21,680	-2%	10%
5	Roustabouts, oil and gas	1,720	29,400	$20,060 - 41,180	-2%	0%
6	General and operations managers	1,620	101,260	$39,810 -	2%	48%
7	Customer service representatives	1,350	25,250	$16,160 - 36,060	25%	22%
8	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	1,330	36,160	$23,900 - 49,380	-4%	0%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,320	26,570	$17,270 - 38,380	1%	18%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,290	39,680	$26,020 - 62,470	10%	4%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,260	31,100	$16,000 - 46,300	13%	16%
12	Waiters and waitresses	1,260	15,470	$12,820 - 19,360	11%	14%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	940	26,710	$15,340 - 41,790	10%	6%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	860	41,130	$23,160 - 66,360	6%	29%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	840	40,090	$23,180 - 61,440	15%	18%
16	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	740	22,900	$14,150 - 32,810	2%	5%
17	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	740	37,260	$22,570 - 63,790	5%	2%
18	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	730	20,460	$13,680 - 30,900	15%	4%
19	Surveying and mapping technicians	730	21,120	$13,010 - 37,090	19%	7%
20	Geological and petroleum technicians	710	33,290	$14,440 - 67,330	9%	32%
21	Stock clerks and order fillers	690	21,050	$14,090 - 29,960	-7%	8%
22	Construction laborers	660	27,750	$20,190 - 32,530	11%	5%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	640	39,670	$22,450 - 68,390	4%	25%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	640	27,060	$14,570 - 44,920	8%	4%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	570	54,780	$23,650 - 93,890	9%	10%
26	Cooks, restaurant	520	20,520	$14,690 - 28,160	12%	5%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	520	28,790	$18,720 - 40,290	11%	14%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	520	22,550	$14,490 - 31,830	17%	13%
29	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	480	16,880	$13,200 - 20,970	13%	5%
30	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	470	24,510	$13,820 - 37,410	-6%	14%
31	Tellers	450	22,540	$17,520 - 29,780	14%	16%
32	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	430	35,330	$24,990 - 48,880	8%	3%
33	Team assemblers	430	24,900	$14,190 - 37,520	0%	5%
34	Derrick operators, oil and gas	400	33,330	$24,100 - 42,580	-5%	0%
35	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	370	20,050	$15,610 - 26,060	18%	7%
36	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	360	52,860	$41,260 - 69,270	-12%	7%
37	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	350	18,190	$13,470 - 23,580	14%	3%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	350	36,720	$26,590 - 49,450	14%	7%
39	Child care workers	350	16,980	$13,140 - 22,890	18%	15%
40	Home health aides	350	18,140	$13,250 - 24,630	49%	7%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	340	38,140	$18,190 - 61,780	14%	4%
42	Driver/sales workers	340	24,230	$13,940 - 34,680	-4%	4%
43	Machinists	340	33,510	$24,080 - 41,120	-2%	3%
44	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	330	21,090	$13,710 - 30,660	18%	6%
45	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	320	58,490	$30,620 - 85,350	-4%	15%
46	Counter and rental clerks	320	22,510	$13,420 - 43,470	23%	16%
47	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	320	43,490	$29,840 - 61,190	11%	33%
48	Industrial machinery mechanics	300	43,550	$26,970 - 63,160	9%	5%
49	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	20,350	$15,930 - 26,070	11%	5%
50	Electricians	280	39,050	$26,750 - 52,740	7%	7%
51	Dishwashers	270	15,010	$12,750 - 18,740	10%	3%
52	Business operations specialists, all other	270	60,060	$33,440 - 97,480	21%	49%
53	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	24,420	$14,040 - 38,080	4%	6%
54	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	240	15,320	$12,870 - 19,190	12%	6%
55	Teacher assistants	240	16,460	$12,840 - 21,930	10%	18%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	230	56,970	$27,140 - 87,730	7%	13%
57	Food preparation workers	220	15,460	$12,780 - 20,030	15%	7%
58	Sales representatives, services, all other	220	50,730	$14,570 - 113,300	28%	48%
59	Security guards	220	26,570	$13,700 - 41,820	17%	13%
60	Construction managers	210	60,610	$35,120 - 102,190	16%	29%
61	Carpenters	210	32,410	$21,230 - 45,920	10%	6%
62	Industrial production managers	200	111,320	$59,610 -	-5%	43%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	200	26,830	$20,160 - 35,820	4%	15%
64	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	190	40,110	$19,680 - 63,290	12%	3%
65	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	190	18,220	$15,030 - 21,460	10%	5%
66	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	190	17,420	$13,370 - 23,010	17%	14%
67	Computer support specialists	190	45,000	$19,190 - 82,370	13%	43%
68	Administrative services managers	190	97,750	$46,750 - 163,550	12%	40%
69	Preschool teachers, except special education	180	22,520	$13,210 - 44,560	26%	43%
70	Food service managers	180	53,950	$28,340 - 69,920	5%	24%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	180	60,090	$35,230 - 84,190	4%	38%
72	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	150	33,520	$26,950 - 40,530	11%	4%
73	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	20,890	$14,020 - 30,360	12%	6%
74	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	150	15,260	$12,890 - 18,840	10%	8%
75	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	140	49,770	$28,380 - 75,600	2%	18%
76	Medical secretaries	140	25,670	$18,000 - 33,180	17%	18%
77	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	53,640	$32,070 - 77,370	10%	17%
78	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	130	29,810	$17,430 - 49,380	4%	30%
79	Real estate sales agents	130	59,910	$17,280 - 147,820	11%	45%
80	Pharmacy technicians	130	26,900	$20,130 - 33,580	32%	16%
81	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	120	53,030	$26,940 - 69,240	4%	18%
82	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	120			16%	43%
83	Property, real estate, and community association managers	120	46,560	$20,490 - 66,940	15%	36%
84	Parts salespersons	120	30,030	$19,770 - 48,140	-1%	6%
85	Paralegals and legal assistants	120	41,540	$27,480 - 58,320	22%	45%
86	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	27,780	$17,520 - 49,490	-12%	4%
87	Bartenders	110	18,570	$13,030 - 28,570	11%	17%
88	File clerks	110	23,070	$15,080 - 31,220	-40%	20%
89	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	110			10%	17%
90	Legal secretaries	110	33,650	$22,050 - 41,730	12%	18%
91	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	110			-7%	12%
92	Maintenance workers, machinery	110	30,770	$17,500 - 49,100	0%	0%
93	Postal service mail carriers	110			1%	11%
94	Medical assistants	100	31,100	$17,680 - 40,750	35%	10%
95	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	100	35,890	$25,760 - 50,740	2%	11%
96	Industrial truck and tractor operators	100	23,520	$17,640 - 31,320	-1%	2%
97	Dental assistants	90	26,630	$19,100 - 37,220	29%	9%
98	Bill and account collectors	90	26,150	$17,780 - 35,690	23%	13%
99	Data entry keyers	90	18,920	$13,100 - 27,790	-4%	18%
100	Packers and packagers, hand	90	16,570	$13,080 - 21,150	-11%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Midland Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Roustabouts, oil and gas	29,400	1,720	181.8
Geological and petroleum technicians	33,290	710	175.5
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	36,160	1,330	146.9
Derrick operators, oil and gas	33,330	400	91.9
Petroleum engineers	121,940	430	56
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers		420	32.7
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	52,860	360	27.4
Surveying and mapping technicians	21,120	730	24
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	49,770	140	5.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	37,260	740	4.9
Maintenance workers, machinery	30,770	110	4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,780	120	3.2
Industrial production managers	111,320	200	3.1
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,330	430	2.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,550	300	2.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	24,510	470	2.4
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,190	350	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,780	570	2.2
General and operations managers	101,260	1,620	2.2
Driver/sales workers	24,230	340	2.1
Food service managers	53,950	180	2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	17,420	190	2
Construction managers	60,610	210	2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,350	290	2
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,220	190	2
Machinists	33,510	340	2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,680	1,290	1.9
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,110	190	1.8
Real estate sales agents	59,910	130	1.8
Tellers	22,540	450	1.8
Kindergarten teachers, except special education		120	1.7
Property, real estate, and community association managers	46,560	120	1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general	26,710	940	1.7
Administrative services managers	97,750	190	1.7
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	53,030	120	1.6
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	26,570	1,320	1.6
Counter and rental clerks	22,510	320	1.6
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,060	640	1.6
Engineering managers	155,380	130	1.5
Financial analysts	113,980	180	1.5
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,100	1,260	1.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,500	1,840	1.5
Accountants and auditors	61,550	810	1.5
Construction laborers	27,750	660	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,790	520	1.5
Office clerks, general	23,480	1,820	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,090	180	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,640	130	1.4
Child care workers	16,980	350	1.3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,330	930	1.3

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Midland, Texas Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Financial analysts	113,980	1.6	180
Engineering managers	155,380	1.42	130
Administrative services managers	97,750	1.34	190
Real estate sales agents	59,910	1.27	130
Industrial production managers	111,320	1.26	200
Financial managers	109,900	1.18	170
Chief executives	176,610	1.17	120
Lawyers	117,820	1.15	290
Food service managers	53,950	1.11	180
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	58,490	1.11	320
Petroleum engineers	121,940	1.09	430
Computer support specialists	45,000	1.07	190
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	37,260	1.06	740
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,680	1.06	1,290
Security guards	26,570	1.05	220
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	38,140	1.05	340
General and operations managers	101,260	1.05	1,620
Sales managers	102,630	1.04	110
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,090	1.03	840
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,640	1.03	130
Accountants and auditors	61,550	1.03	810
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	52,860	1.03	360
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,670	1.02	640
Business operations specialists, all other	60,060	1.02	270
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,110	1.02	190
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	53,030	1.02	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,970	1	230
Civil engineers	72,650	0.99	120
Parts salespersons	30,030	0.98	120
Retail salespersons	24,010	0.98	2,250
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,550	0.98	300
Sales representatives, services, all other	50,730	0.98	220
File clerks	23,070	0.98	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	31,100	0.97	1,260
Paralegals and legal assistants	41,540	0.97	120
Counter and rental clerks	22,510	0.97	320
Pharmacy technicians	26,900	0.96	130
Bartenders	18,570	0.96	110
Tellers	22,540	0.95	450
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,790	0.95	520
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	47,890	0.95	120
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,900	0.95	740
Cooks, restaurant	20,520	0.95	520
Receptionists and information clerks	22,550	0.94	520
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,780	0.94	570
Legal secretaries	33,650	0.94	110
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,780	0.94	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,060	0.93	640
Roustabouts, oil and gas	29,400	0.93	1,720
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	36,720	0.93	350

Highest Paying Jobs in Midland, Texas Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	176,610	120
Engineering managers	155,380	130
Petroleum engineers	121,940	430
Lawyers	117,820	290
Financial analysts	113,980	180
Industrial production managers	111,320	200
Financial managers	109,900	170
Pharmacists	107,690	80
Sales managers	102,630	110
General and operations managers	101,260	1,620
Computer and information systems managers	99,840	50
Administrative services managers	97,750	190
Purchasing managers	94,670	30
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	93,480	60
Marketing managers	92,060	40
Computer software engineers, applications	91,920	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	87,430	40
Industrial engineers	86,120	80
Managers, all other	85,730	90
Budget analysts	85,610
Compensation and benefits managers	85,580	30
Computer specialists, all other	75,810	60
Insurance sales agents	75,600	50
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	74,170	80
Civil engineers	72,650	120
Dental hygienists	69,780	60
Computer programmers	68,090	90
Logisticians	65,120
Database administrators	64,580	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,350	110
Surveyors	64,190	40
Instructional coordinators	62,310	40
Accountants and auditors	61,550	810
Network systems and data communications analysts	61,530	30
Engineers, all other	61,200	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60,800	120
Construction managers	60,610	210
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60,090	180
Business operations specialists, all other	60,060	270
Medical and health services managers	59,960	120
Real estate sales agents	59,910	130
Computer systems analysts	59,800	60
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	58,490	320
Physical therapists	58,210	100
Network and computer systems administrators	58,110	90
Mechanical engineers	57,480
Architectural and civil drafters	56,980
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,970	230
Market research analysts	56,390	40
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	55,830	90