Employers
Approximately 33,500 petroleum engineers are employed in the United States. Petroleum engineers work for major oil companies as well as smaller oil companies. They work in oil exploration and production. Some petroleum engineers are employed by consulting firms and equipment suppliers. The federal government is also an employer of petroleum engineers. States with the highest level of employment for petroleum engineers are Texas, Oklahoma, California, Colorado, and Louisiana.
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