Occupations/17-2171.00
Petroleum Engineers
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
49%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
54%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
32%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
- Mostly routine
Maintain records of drilling and production operations.
- Mostly routine
Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Specify and supervise well modification and stimulation programs to maximize oil and gas recovery.
- 02Monitor production rates, and plan rework processes to improve production.
- 03Maintain records of drilling and production operations.
- 04Analyze data to recommend placement of wells and supplementary processes to enhance production.
- 05Assist engineering and other personnel to solve operating problems.
- 06Direct and monitor the completion and evaluation of wells, well testing, or well surveys.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.87
- Degree of automation1.94
- Time sitting4.22
- Originality (ability)3.38
- Conflict situations2.83
- Hands-on objects/tools2.27
- Outdoors / weather2.21
- Disease exposure1.01
- Decision freedom3.92
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Category Flexibility3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.88
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.25
- Science3.38
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 51 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $81,948 2 yr $80,276 Master's · CIP 14.08 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $78,514 2 yr $74,576 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $74,702 2 yr $74,845 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $72,667 2 yr $72,645 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $72,605 2 yr $74,307 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $48,800 | 87% | 85% | 1 yr $68,499 2 yr $64,493 Master's · CIP 14.08 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $68,422 2 yr $66,342 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $67,626 2 yr $64,231 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $67,324 2 yr $64,706 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $67,324 2 yr $62,707 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $66,976 2 yr $65,238 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 14.0802 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $66,653 2 yr $66,094 Bachelor's · CIP 14.08 |