Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

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2024 Workforce

29.7k

Average Age

41.9

Average Salary

$166,312

Average Male Salary

$168,576

Average Female Salary

$144,610

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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 $166,312 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX, Harris County (Far Northwest) PUMA, TX, and Houston City (West Central)--South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are Harris County (Far Northwest) PUMA, TX, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX, and Houston City (North Central)--North of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce. Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce in 2024 was 29,682 people, of which 9.45% were women and 90.6% were men. Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are paid most in Foothills PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in Harris County (Far Northwest) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

26,878

Male Workforce

± 4.02k

2,804

Female Workforce

± 1.3k

The Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce in 2024 was 29,682 people (9.45% women and 90.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −19.2% between 2014 (36,755) and 2024 (29,682).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Idaho ($255,644), Oregon ($233,128), and Alaska ($208,070).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$166,312

AVERAGE WAGE

#9 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers earned an average of $166,312, $96,434 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.333

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.333, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers and on wages 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 Pipeline transportation ($229,053).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

29.7k

2024 Workforce

± 4,229

−5.5%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21%

This graphic shows the share of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers at 58.8%, followed by Oil & gas extraction with 27.6% and Petroleum refining with 8.05%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in the US. The workforce of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in 2024 was 29,682 people, with 9.45% woman, and 90.6% men. The average age of male Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is 38.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in 2024 was 29,682 people, with 9.45% woman, and 90.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (4,942 people), 30 to 34 years (4,886 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,318 people). Among them they concentrated 44.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 13.4% of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workers were Hispanic and 86.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (67.1%), Colombian (20.2)%, and Venezuelan (10.3)%

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Races

In 2024, 69.9% of the Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce were White, of which 8.57% were women and 91.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12%) and Asian (9.24%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Engineering.

Among the necessary skills for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (19,176 people), Business (1,034 people), and Physical Sciences (804 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (15,906 people), Graduate Degree (8,629 people), and High School or Equivalent (2,046 people).

The graphic shows the Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension.