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Total Workforce
37,427
Average Age
40.4
Estimated Job Growth
8.3%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$153,268
Average Male Salary
$159,652
Average Female Salary
$122,406
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Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers was $153,268 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers by wage are Actuaries, Dentists and Podiatrists. Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations category, along with Architects, except naval; Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists; Aerospace engineers; Biomedical & agricultural engineers; Chemical engineers; and Civil engineers.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX and Midland County--Midland City PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are Midland County--Midland City PUMA, TX, South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX and Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, by average wage, is Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers. Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are paid most in South of US-290 & West of TX-6 PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Midland County--Midland City PUMA, TX.

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Demographic information on Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in the US. The average age of male Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is 34.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is White.

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Data on higher education choices for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers hold a major in Architecture and Related Services.

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design, Science, and Programming.

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The closest comparable data for the Detailed Occupation Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is from the Minor Occupation Group Engineers.
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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are expected to see a growth of 8.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow faster than the national average.

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