Architecture & Engineering

Petroleum Engineers

SOC 17-2171

Design the methods to extract oil and gas from underground reservoirs.

Median pay

$145k

$106k to $198k typical range

Outlook

Growing

1k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

27%

modeled estimate · 69th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

68/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.