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Petroleum Engineers

A description of the the work done by "Petroleum Engineers" can be found in the occupational outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people in our data set who were "Petroleum Engineers" and have identified the most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for each degree.













Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $65,359      $62,293        79         57.66     21345.16      Engineering: Petroleum
  $66,242      $65,000        17         12.41     19386.44      Engineering: Mechanical
  $72,880      $72,178         8          5.84      9296.11      Engineering: Chemical
  $88,333      $80,000         3          2.19      8498.37      Engineering: Civil
  $65,000      $36,000         3          2.19     31016.12      Business administration and management
  $67,078      $67,078         2          1.46     12922.00      Geology
  $27,500      $27,500         2          1.46      2500.00      Marketing research
  $39,000      $39,000         2          1.46     21000.00      Chemistry
  $57,000      $57,000         2          1.46     13000.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $50,000      $50,000         1           .73         0.00      Mechanical engineering-related technologies
  $34,600      $34,600         1           .73         0.00      OTHER engineering-related technologies
 $100,000     $100,000         1           .73         0.00      Engineering: Industrial production technologies
  $42,996      $42,996         1           .73         0.00      Liberal Arts/General Studies
  $49,716      $49,716         1           .73         0.00      Mathematics:  Applied
  $57,600      $57,600         1           .73         0.00      Mathematics, general
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .73         0.00      Earth sciences
  $45,000      $45,000         1           .73         0.00      History, other
  $42,000      $42,000         1           .73         0.00      Biology, general
  $70,296      $70,296         1           .73         0.00      OTHER engineering
  $52,000      $52,000         1           .73         0.00      Engineering: Industrial
  $82,000      $82,000         1           .73         0.00      Engineering: Architectural
  $26,400      $26,400         1           .73         0.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $45,000      $45,000         1           .73         0.00      Criminal Justice/Protective Services
  $53,580      $53,580         1           .73         0.00      Computer science
  $36,000      $36,000         1           .73         0.00      Communications, general
  $68,500      $68,500         1           .73         0.00      Business marketing/marketing management
  $46,800      $46,800         1           .73         0.00      Accounting














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Masters Degree

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $52,183      $50,000        12         30.77      7651.85      Engineering: Petroleum
  $73,994      $69,100         8         20.51     18905.36      Business administration and management
  $72,500      $77,000         4         10.26     23595.55      Engineering: Mechanical
  $72,767      $63,300         3          7.69      9072.42      Engineering: Industrial
  $69,950      $69,950         2          5.13      3950.00      Chemistry
  $62,570      $62,570         2          5.13      7449.50      Engineering: Chemical
 $108,000     $108,000         1          2.56         0.00      Engineering: General
  $96,000      $96,000         1          2.56         0.00      Geology
  $80,000      $80,000         1          2.56         0.00      OTHER engineering
  $60,000      $60,000         1          2.56         0.00      Engineering: Civil
  $58,296      $58,296         1          2.56         0.00      Business, general
  $50,000      $50,000         1          2.56         0.00      Engineering: Mining and minerals
  $45,000      $45,000         1          2.56         0.00      Computer science
  $44,400      $44,400         1          2.56         0.00      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a Ph.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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  $72,000      $72,000         1        100.00         0.00      Engineering: Chemical














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

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  Mean 93      Median 93  Number of                Std. Dev.     
  Income       Income     Observations Percent     in 93 Income  Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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 $115,000     $115,000         1        100.00         0.00      Engineering: Industrial production technologies

Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu