Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

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2022 Workforce

33.5k

Average Age

41.2

Average Salary

$160,187

Average Male Salary

$162,877

Average Female Salary

$137,632

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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 $160,187 in 2022.

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, Houston City (West Central)--South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, and Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are Fort Bend County (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 2022 was 33,505 people, of which 10.7% were women and 89.3% were men. Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers are paid most in Fort Bend County (Northeast)--Sugar Land & Stafford Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

29,935

Male Workforce

± 4.25k

3,570

Female Workforce

± 1.47k

The Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce in 2022 was 33,505 people (10.7% women and 89.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −8.84% between 2014 (36,755) and 2022 (33,505).

Employment by Location

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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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Colorado ($180,805), Texas ($180,330), and West Virginia ($161,442).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$160,187

AVERAGE WAGE

#13 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers earned an average of $160,187, $95,504 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.342

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.342, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 Oil & gas extraction ($193,924).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

33.5k

2022 Workforce

± 4,493

−2.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.3%

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 57.7%, followed by Oil & gas extraction with 34.4% and Petroleum refining with 7.91%.

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 2022 was 33,505 people, with 10.7% woman, and 89.3% men. The average age of male Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in the workforce is 41.7 and of female Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers is 36.9, 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 2022 was 33,505 people, with 10.7% woman, and 89.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (6,201 people), 35 to 39 years (4,999 people), and 25 to 29 years (4,629 people). Among them they concentrated 47.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 13.8% of Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workers were Hispanic and 86.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.6%), Colombian (13.6)%, and Venezuelan (10.7)%

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Races

In 2022, 73.1% of the Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers workforce were White, of which 10.1% were women and 89.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (10.3%) and Two or More Races (9.09%).

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 2022 were Engineering.

Among the necessary skills for Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, Reading Comprehension 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (21,966 people), Physical Sciences (1,085 people), and Business (962 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 (18,175 people), Graduate Degree (9,673 people), and High School or Equivalent (2,065 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 Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.