Career information and college search tools for petroleum engineers and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Career information and college search tools for petroleum engineers and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Below are the skills needed to be petroleum engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.62 |
Active Listening | 4 | 3.88 |
Speaking | 4 | 4 |
Complex Problem Solving | 3.88 | 4.12 |
Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.25 |
Below are the abilities needed to be petroleum engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Written Comprehension | 4.25 | 4.5 |
Oral Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.38 |
Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.5 |
Inductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.25 |
Problem Sensitivity | 4 | 4.12 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be petroleum engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Engineering and Technology | 4.78 | 6 |
Mathematics | 4.25 | 5.16 |
Physics | 3.93 | 4.84 |
Computers and Electronics | 3.8 | 4.55 |
Administration and Management | 3.56 | 4.37 |
Below are the work activities involved in being petroleum engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Getting Information | 4.68 | 5.19 |
Interacting With Computers | 4.52 | 3.92 |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.38 | 5.02 |
Analyzing Data or Information | 4.34 | 5.57 |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.27 | 4.92 |
Below are the work styles involved in being petroleum engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Analytical Thinking | 4.51 | |
Cooperation | 4.32 | |
Dependability | 4.3 | |
Integrity | 4.29 | |
Achievement/Effort | 4.2 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Petroleum Engineers jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 10,210 | $183,190 |
Midland | 2,030 | $129,020 |
Bakersfield | 1,040 | $150,540 |
Oklahoma City | 1,000 | $149,190 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 930 | $160,940 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels | 860 | N/A |
New Orleans-Metairie | 830 | $136,180 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 740 | $133,710 |
Pittsburgh | 510 | $113,360 |
Anchorage | 480 | $151,040 |
Use our handy tool to see what employment and salary numbers look like for two different metro areas
Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org