Petroleum Engineering
Ag project
Job description
Petroleum Engineering is an industry that has been around sense 1814 and sense then has been on of the most rewarding careers. This job focuses on getting hydrocarbon material (crude oil or natural gas) out of the ground as efficiently as possible.
Education
To be a petroleum engineer you must obtain a bachelors degree. This usually includes taking basic science classes such as Chemistry, Calculus, differential equations and physics.
Pictures of Job
Oil rig work
Engineer looking at rig
Two engineers checking on a pump
Salary any where from 170,000 to 260,00 dollars
Where
This job is not only national but is global. You could work anywhere in the world as a petroleum engineer!
Career
This career does not have ranks, but the longer you have worked in the job the more your annual salary increases.
Interest
What I find interesting about this career is the science behind it. This job is one of the worlds most important each nation has to have oil or gas to produce money because of how much oil and gas trade plays into our culture.