DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-2171 Petroleum Engineers

Occupational Description:
Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities N/A5$58.13/hr$8.77/hr$19.83/hr$53.15/hr$58.48/hr$63.80/hr$72.41/hr
Minnesota 5012$64.57/hr$13.50/hr$32.82/hr$38.31/hr$57.76/hr$78.57/hr$81.00/hr
U S 32,6201,370$76.15/hr$1.90/hr$38.50/hr$51.98/hr$66.90/hr$93.95/hr$81.00/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers10$51.31/hrN/A
Tasks for Petroleum Engineers