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Big Money for Your BS in Petroleum Engineering
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Want to make big money right out of college? If so, then you might want to know that the
highest paying jobs straight out of college (with just your bachelor’s degree) are
in petroleum engineering. Graduates
coming out of the New Mexico Technical
College
But becoming a petroleum engineer isn't all about the
money. With the oil business expected to
boom over the next few decades, job security and opportunity for advancement
are also high on the list. The University
of Oklahoma Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum affects all aspects of society
Whether you know it or not, petroleum products are at work in almost every aspect of your life. The price for a barrel of oil directly influences the price for a gallon of milk. Most everything from the clothes you wear to the food you eat has to be transported, and this is where the oil comes in. So goes the price of oil, so goes the price for just about every goods and service you can imagine.
Studying to be a petroleum engineer means being able to
locate and identify most all locations where oil can be found. Petroleum engineers often work side by side
with geologists when it comes to identifying oil deposits in rock formations.
The job also requires training in mechanics and
economics. You must know not just how to
find the oil, but if it will be economically viable to do so. This means extensive training in the fields
of chemistry, mathematics, physics, geology, rock mechanics and thermodynamics,
as well. But the pay is well worth it.
According to the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the average
salary for a petroleum engineer in 2012 was $166,753. To get more information on what it means to
be a petroleum engineer, please check out the society’s website at SPE.org.
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