Oil & Natural Gas Careers: Well-Paying and In Demand
Due to the high volume of retirements taking place in recent years and misconceptions about the future of oil and natural gas among millennials and Generation Z, a shortage of qualified workers has resulted. With oil and natural gas demand projected to remain strong in the coming decades, and more than 50 percent of the current workforce set to retire over the next 10 years, careers in the industry are both well-paying and in demand.
Career Families
There are more than 75 oil and natural gas careers in nine different career families. Click the images below to find out more.
Engineering
Business Services
Semi-Skilled
Laborer
Land Professionals
Skilled Craftsman
GeoScience
Marketing
Technicians
Regional Education/Training Programs
Geology
Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Hanover College & University (Hanover, Indiana)
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
University of Southern Indiana
Petroleum Engineering
Illinois Oil Industry Statistics
14,000+
JOBS
$330MM
ANNUAL STATE TAX REVENUE
$3.05B