High opportunity occupation
About this job
Petroleum engineers:
- carry out studies for the exploration, development and extraction of oil and gas deposits
- plan, design, develop and oversee projects for the drilling, completion, testing and reworking of oil and gas wells
- work for petroleum producing companies, consulting companies, well logging or testing companies, government, and research and educational institutions
Common job titles
- engineer, exploitation - oil and gas
- engineer, logging - oil wells
- engineer, mud - petroleum drilling
- engineer, offshore drilling rig
- engineer, production - oil and gas
- engineer, subsea equipment
- engineer, exploitation - oil and gas
- engineer, logging - oil wells
- engineer, mud - petroleum drilling
- engineer, offshore drilling rig
- engineer, production - oil and gas
- engineer, subsea equipment
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$110,107
Source:
Full-time, full-year median employment income, 2016 census